“It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” – John Adams The Fourth of July, America’s biggest summer holiday, during which communities from coast to coast come together to celebrate our national independence and heritage. Like most families across America, your Fourth of July ritual probably involves some combination of grilled food and—as John Adams famously foretold—grand firework displays, local…
