{"id":1373,"date":"2010-07-05T16:52:13","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T21:52:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-17T05:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:50:33","slug":"fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intussen.blog\/?p=1373","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/intussen.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Us_declaration_independence2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"display: inline;\" title=\"Declaration of Independence\" src=\"https:\/\/intussen.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Us_declaration_independence2_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Declaration of Independence\" width=\"40%\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u201cFourth of July\u201d: de zoveelste feestdag die de mijne niet is. En als luiheid niet des duivels oorkussen was, zou ik deze dag in alle ledigheid doorbrengen zonder ook maar enig besef van de historische achtergrond van deze dag.<\/p>\n<p>Op 4 juli 1776 werden de Verenigde Staten van Amerika onafhankelijk van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.&nbsp; Eigenlijk bestaat er best wel wat verwarring en gehakketak rond de precieze dag van de onafhankelijkheidsverklaring want op 3 juli schreef John Adam \u2013 een van de medeondertekenaars die later ook nog eens president zou worden \u2013 aan zijn vrouw Abigail het volgende:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>John Adam zat er dus twee dagen naast, want niet de dag dat de verklaring werd aangenomen in een besloten vergadering van het Congres zou de nationale feestdag worden, maar wel de dag van de ondertekening van de \u201cDeclaration of Independence\u201d. Alleen zou die ondertekening waarschijnlijk geantidateerd zijn en vermoedelijk pas hebben plaatsgevonden op 2 augustus 1776.<\/p>\n<p>Wanneer in twijfel, kan slechts \u00e9\u00e9n uitkomst soelaas bieden : vier elke dag!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>[jwplayer config=&#8221;myplayer&#8221; file=&#8221;https:\/\/intussen.blog\/video\/4thofJuly.mp4&#8243; image=&#8221;https:\/\/intussen.blog\/fotos\/fanfare.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;450&#8243; height=&#8221;277&#8243;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wpfp_ef262cf21c913ed450cc993966818769\" data-item=\"{&quot;sources&quot;:[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/intussen.blog\\\/video\\\/4thofJuly.mp4&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/mp4&quot;}],&quot;splash&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/intussen.blog\\\/fotos\\\/fanfare.jpg&quot;}\" class=\"flowplayer no-brand is-splash is-paused skin-slim no-svg fp-slim fp-edgy\" style=\"position:relative; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; \" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n\t<div class=\"fp-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><\/div>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fp-splash\" alt=\"video\" src=\"https:\/\/intussen.blog\/fotos\/fanfare.jpg\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;width:100%\" \/>\n\t<div class=\"fp-ui\"><noscript>Please enable JavaScript<\/noscript><div class=\"fp-play fp-visible\"><svg class=\"fp-play-sharp-fill\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\"><defs><style>.fp-color-play{opacity:0.65;}.controlbutton{fill:#fff;}<\/style><\/defs><title>play-sharp-fill<\/title><path class=\"fp-color-play\" d=\"M49.9217-.078a50,50,0,1,0,50,50A50.0564,50.0564,0,0,0,49.9217-.078Z\"\/><polygon class=\"controlbutton\" points=\"73.601 50 37.968 70.573 37.968 29.427 73.601 50\" filter=\"url(#f1)\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fp-preload\"><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"wpfp_ef262cf21c913ed450cc993966818769_custom_background\" class=\"wpfp_custom_background\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/intussen.blog\/fotos\/fanfare.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Peter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFourth of July\u201d: de zoveelste feestdag die de mijne niet is. En als luiheid niet des duivels oorkussen was, zou ik deze dag in alle ledigheid doorbrengen zonder ook maar enig besef van de historische achtergrond van deze dag. 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