Monday, July 04, 2016

Miss Cellania's Links

July 4, 1826: Oh, What a Day! The confluence of four incredibly American stories.

America Explained to Non-Americans.

George Washington celebrates the Fourth

The Invention of the ‘American Dream.’ Outside of a couple of decades in the 20th century, it remains just a dream for most.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter on Monday, July 4. Get ready to see some amazing new photos over the next few weeks.

When Patriotic Movies Go Awry. From feel-good revisionism to outright propaganda, they end up as just plain silly.
 
I'm glad to be an American. But I won't really celebrate the Fourth of July. The “rightness” of the American Revolution was far from clear for most of the colonists.

"Stars and Stripes Forever." Thirteen very different versions for your Fourth of July Celebration.

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