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Happy 2^nd of July!!! Today in my Spotlight I wanted to share pictures with all of you of this month’s new Flags of the World eye. Since it is Independence Day here in the United States this weekend this month’s eye is Flags of the World – United States!!!

I was looking for a poem or quote or something Patriotic to share with you along with the pictures of this month’s eye and found something that I thought was even more fascinating!! It fits in perfectly especially since I am doing this Spotlight on July 2^nd.

On July 3, 1776 John Adams wrote a letter to his wife, Abigail Adams and predicted the celebrations of American Independence Day, including the parties:

“It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”

He almost perfectly predicted how we’d celebrate the holiday more than 200 years later.  He got almost everything right except the date.  At the bottom of the second page of the letter, he says to his wife:

“But the Day is past.  The Second Day of July 1776 will be the most memorable Epocha in the History of America.”

Behind closed doors, the 2^nd Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2.  But the signing ceremony for the Declaration of Independence didn’t happen until July 4.  Because July 4 appears on the famous document, that date became the one we celebrate as Independence Day!!

But before you suggest that July 2^nd replace July 4^th you should know many historians believe the Declaration of Independence wasn’t complete until the final draft was fully signed on August 2.  Can you imagine saying Happy 2^nd of August? Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it now does it!

So now don’t ever say you didn’t learn anything from my Spotlights!! They’re full of knowledge!!!

Good luck getting this month’s Flags of the World – United States eye and all across America have a safe and Happy Independence Day weekend!

Until next time, Happy Breeding!