What’s your best July Fourth memory?
Costco members respond to our poll, posted to Costco's Facebook page
The cookouts at my grandparents. We weren’t just celebrating Independence Day, but also the day my grandfather landed on Ellis Island in 1920.
Jeff Schaefer
Watching the fireworks right after my husband returned home from his Kuwait deployment.
Dorena Ross
Winning Fourth of July Queen in Hebron, Indiana, when I was 15 years old.
Tina Kearney
Bringing my new baby home from the hospital.
Linda Wagner McDaniel
Cheering my dad on as he ran alongside the Olympic Torch, and later watching the torch start the fireworks show.
Wendy York
Seeing fireworks at Mount Rushmore.
David Voelkers
The 1975 July Fourth Celebration at the National Mall. To see the enthusiasm, appreciation and acknowledgment from well over 100,000 people for the freedoms and opportunities of this nation, and to be surrounded by the historical monuments of the patriots that have served this nation, was a life-changing experience.
James Keffer
Did you know?
When America turns 250-years-young in 2026, the celebration is called a semiquincentennial.
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Fun Fourth facts
WeAreTeachers.com cites these fun facts about July Fourth.
- The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is tapped 13 times every July Fourth in honor of the original 13 colonies.
- Americans spend more than $1 billion on fireworks annually.
- “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the United States’ national anthem in 1931.
- Bristol, Rhode Island, was home to the first Fourth of July parade in 1785.
- Guidelines for flag etiquette, including rules for the Fourth of July, can be found in the U.S. Flag Code (military.com/flag-day/us-flag-code.html).
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