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Veterans
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On November 11, 1918, at 11 AM, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Armistice was signed which ended the first World War. Thereafter, November 11 was celebrated as Armistice Day, with Congress making the date a federal holiday in 1938. After World War II, the date became known as Veterans Day, a change recognized by Congress in 1954, declaring it a day to honor all American veterans of all wars. In 1971, Veterans Day became a holiday celebrated on the fourth Monday in October, but it was returned to its original date, November 11, on 1977. |
| Armistice
Day Anagram |
Anagrams
are word puzzles. Each group of letters below is a word that has
been mixed up. (Example: OESUH would be HOUSE) Try to
solve the puzzle to get an idea for celebrating the next Veterans Day.
DSEN
A AVENTRE A ALPESCI
RCDA Find the answer here
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Fourth
of July
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Independence Day, Fourth of July,
commemorates the formal adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration
of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia. Although the signing
of the Declaration was not completed until August, the Fourth of July holiday
has been accepted as the official anniversary of United States independence
and is celebrated in all states and territories of the U.S.
The holiday was first observed in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, at which time the Declaration of Independence was read aloud, city bells rang, and bands played. It was not declared a legal holiday, however, until 1941. Paraphrased from
"Independence Day," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 97 Encyclopedia.
(c) 1993-1996 Microsoft
Corporation. All rights reserved.
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| Do the Math | Find two ways that people like
to celebrate the 4th of July. Figure out what the missing number
is for each problem below. Then use the letter that goes with the
number you find to fill in the spaces at the bottom.
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| What
Happened to the Signers?
The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in
the positions indicated:
[Column
2] [Column 3]
[Column 4]
[Column 5]
[Column 6]
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Have
you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men and their families who signed
the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the
British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their
homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary
Army, another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Ellery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Morris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at the time and we fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted . . . we shouldn't.
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Armed
Forces Day
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Armed Forces Day, by
presidential proclamation, has been observed each year since 1947
on the third Saturday in May and is a tribute to the many Americans serving
in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. It also
commemorates the founding of America's Department of Defense that same
year. The holiday was intended to replace Army Day (April 6), Navy
Day (October 27), and Air Force Day (the second Saturday in September).
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| Never Forget | It was originally called Decoration Day. |
| Armistice Day Anagram | Send a Veteran a special card to say how much you appreciate him or her. |
| Do the Math | Parades / Picnics |
