Actually, it's not really America's birthday. At least not in the sense of what we are today. America's birthday should really be when the ninth state ratified the Constitution (NH June 21, 1788). That's what made this a country rather than a bunch of little countries in semi-union as it was under the Articles of Confederation. To be truthful, I don't even consider it to be the true "Independence Day". Sure, they passed the final draft of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, but that didn't really change anything from a rebellion to independence. It wasn't until Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown that the colonies were recognized as no longer being part of England. And that's your history lesson for today. Still a good time for a day off.
4 years ago
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