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Oh Snap! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Talk about getting inside a woman's head. As a sippy-cup-clutching toddler looks on, Aaron Weisinger, 26, proposes to his girlfriend Erica Breder inside the Statue of Liberty's crown. Though the rest of the monument reopened in 2004, July 4 was the first time since Sept.
America's Most Influential Women: Do You Know Them?
America has not made it to its 233rd birthday with white-haired men alone. Women have played indispensable roles in civil rights, art, politics, and everything in between. Do you know who's responsible for what?
Happy Caturday!
And Happy Fourth of July. Here are some felines gettin' into the patriotic swing of things. Who says cats don't care about anything?
Happy Fourth of July!
This cute doggie is just trying to add to the festivities by spreading the love around. Hot dogs and the Fourth of July usually go together well. Maybe not so much in this case.
10 Americans Not Born in the USA
Bruce Springsteen made sure that those of us who were Born in the USA felt special, but what about Americans who put in the extra effort to become naturalized citizens? There's nothing more patriotic than jumping through immigration hoops so you can proudly wear red, white and blue! As you kick off this Independence Day weekend, take a look at 10 well-known people who are also naturalized American citizens!
Citizen Fireworks! Happy Birthday America the Beautiful!
The Fourth of July is my favorite holiday of the year! It's also my mom's birthday, so every year we go all sorts of red-white-and-blue crazy at our family barbecue. A firework show is the only way to finish a day of sun, fun, family, friends, flags, and food!Meet the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
As we celebrate the approval of the Declaration of Independence, just a mere two days after Congress adopted the document (speedy!) here's a look at some of the 56 men who put pen to parchment. Not the usual suspects, your John Adams (who said it was "dress and ornament rather than Body, Soul, or Substance,") your Thomas Jefferson, or Benjamin Franklin — that's kids' stuff. Did you know a guy named "Button" signed the thing?
McCain or Obama? Can You Pick Out the Patriotic Candidate?
John McCain and Barack Obama wrote about the meaning of patriotism for Time. I took excerpts form McCain's essay "A Cause Greater Than Self" and Obama's "A Faith in Simple Dreams." Can you match the quote to the patriotic candidate?
Real Patriots Eat Hot Dogs Until They're Red, White, and Green
Update: Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the title in a tie-breaking eat-off. Rumor has it, he's not spending the rest of the afternoon riding the Cyclone roller coaster.
Today is the day for that most blessed and sacred of all Fourth of July customs: the IFOCE/Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition at New York's Coney Island.
Quiz Nation! What Do You Know About Independence Day?
Happy Fourth of July! Yesterday Ft. Stewart, GA, had a just-in-time-for-the-Fourth-of-July homecoming — reason enough to celebrate!
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