tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post64265081689146132..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: Happy Fourth of July, suckers....Steven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-89561840153201284852009-07-03T18:22:55.488-04:002009-07-03T18:22:55.488-04:00July 4, 1776 was the day that the Declaration of I...July 4, 1776 was the day that the Declaration of Independence was <i>signed</i>. There was still the little matter of a war before anything happened.<br /><br />If someone thinks of July 4 as Independence Day, they're tacitly viewing it as over and done. (Indeed, this is why the government calls it that, as well as why they celebrate Labor Day instead of May Day.) I prefer to remember that July 4 is actually just Declaration Day.Mikonoreply@blogger.com