TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Happy 4th of July! Everyone be safe and have fun! I'm heading to a family party, which means I'll end up being worn out by my little cousins all afternoon. Somehow, I am always their sucker to play Tag, Hide and Go Seek, and any other game they can come up with. Oh well, it keeps me young!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty."

HINT: (1856-1941), Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The Liberty Bell sounded from the tower of Independence Hall on July 8, 1776, summoning citizens to gather for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, looking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."

The first Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi occurred at Independence Creek and was celebrated by Lewis and Clark in 1805.

The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam". This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam symbolizing the United States government.

In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it.


VIDEO CLIP
The Patriot - Fireworks
Benjamin and some of his fellow followers who are fighting the British pay a surprise visit at a party where some of the British soldiers and Colonel's are. They blow up a ship and some party-goers think it's just fireworks.

Watch It Now: The Patriot - Fireworks


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I am two-faced but bear only one, I have no legs but travel widely. Men spill much blood over me, kings leave their imprint on me. I have greatest power when given away, yet lust for me keeps me locked away. What am I?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty."

ANSWER: Louis Brandeis.

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