245 Celebrating the Fourth

245 Celebrating the Fourth

It wasn’t always fireworks on the fourth. John Adams predicted Americans would celebrate the Second of July, the day Congress voted in favor of independence, "with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other." He got the date wrong, but he was right about the festivities in commemoration of Independence Day. And yet July Fourth events have changed a great deal since 1776. How do our fireworks displays, barbecues, parades, and sporting events compare to the first and earliest celebrations of independence? How and why do we celebrate the United States and its independence as we do? Three historical experts take us through the early American origins of Fourth of July celebration. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/245 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Ben Franklin's World Shop Doing History series Emily Sneff, "The Sounds of Independence" blog post Complementary Episodes Episode 018: Danielle Allen, Our Declaration Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft Episode 119: Steve Pincus, The Heart of the Declaration Episode 166: Freedom and the American Revolution Episode 175: Daniel Epstein, The Revolution in Ben Franklin’s House Episode 193: Partisans: The Friendship and Rivalry of Adams & Jefferson Episode 230: Mitch Kachun, First Martyr of Liberty Episode 243: Joseph Adelman, Revolutionary Print Networks Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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345 Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

345 Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

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344 Music in British North America

344 Music in British North America

Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in Early America. David Hildebrand is a musicologist and an expert...

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343 Music and Song in Native North America

343 Music and Song in Native North America

What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use music in their daily lives? Your questions about mus...

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342 The Great Power of Small Native Nations

342 The Great Power of Small Native Nations

Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region? Elizabeth Ellis, an Assistant Professor of History at Princeton Uni...

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341 Possession and Exorcism in New France

341 Possession and Exorcism in New France

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340: Prisoners of War and the War of 1812

340: Prisoners of War and the War of 1812

The War of 1812 is an under-known conflict in United States history. It’s not a war that many Americans think about or dwell upon. And it was not a war that the United States can claim it clearly won....

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339  Women and the Constitutional Moment of 1787

339 Women and the Constitutional Moment of 1787

Between May 25 and September 17, 1787, delegates from each of the United States’ thirteen states assembled in Philadelphia for an event we now call the Constitutional Convention. What do we know about...

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338 The Early History of the United States Senate

338 The Early History of the United States Senate

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