Happy Independence Day!
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It seems many forget what this day is all about. 
pete_c
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A picture from the International Space Station yesterday July 4, 2017.
NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson celebrated the Fourth of July from over 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
Interesting paper only magazine I get comes from:
About the National Space Society (NSS)
The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. Founded as the National Space Institute (1974) and L5 Society (1975), which merged to form NSS in 1987 (see merger proclamation), NSS is widely acknowledged as the preeminent citizen's voice on space. NSS has over 50 chapters in the United States and around the world. The society also publishes Ad Astra magazine, an award-winning periodical chronicling the most important developments in space.
From the wiki....
Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it two days later on July 4.
A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. 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, from this time forward forever more.
An 1825 invitation to an Independence Day celebration.
NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson celebrated the Fourth of July from over 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
Interesting paper only magazine I get comes from:
About the National Space Society (NSS)
The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. Founded as the National Space Institute (1974) and L5 Society (1975), which merged to form NSS in 1987 (see merger proclamation), NSS is widely acknowledged as the preeminent citizen's voice on space. NSS has over 50 chapters in the United States and around the world. The society also publishes Ad Astra magazine, an award-winning periodical chronicling the most important developments in space.
From the wiki....
Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it two days later on July 4.
A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. 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, from this time forward forever more.
An 1825 invitation to an Independence Day celebration.
pete_c
Guru
Yes; the OP was not meant to be a political post.
Another hobby here is history.
Recall one vacation and visit to Normandy on one rainy cold day.
Low on the WAF; she sat in the car for an hour or so...
I walked the beaches there by myself and it was an erie feeling....~ 425k folks died around that time relating to the invasion....
That said check out this you tube preview relating to a biographical account of Winston Churchill.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/_jsWvJWKndo[/youtube]
Another hobby here is history.
Recall one vacation and visit to Normandy on one rainy cold day.
Low on the WAF; she sat in the car for an hour or so...
I walked the beaches there by myself and it was an erie feeling....~ 425k folks died around that time relating to the invasion....
That said check out this you tube preview relating to a biographical account of Winston Churchill.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/_jsWvJWKndo[/youtube]
On Churchill, biography.com knows how to squeeze a lot of info into 4 minutes
https://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164
https://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164
