Happy Independence Day!

    Happy Fourth of July everybody!  I want to remind everyone that the 4th of July is also known as Independence Day.  We all get so caught up with the free holiday along with all the commercials on television and sales during shopping, that we forget the meaning behind this day.
  
    Independence Day is celebrated because 236 years ago (1776), the Declaration of Independence was signed by Congress to declare their independence from Great Britain.  (I know I'm getting into school here, so this might be a tad boring, but it's only to remind everyone of the history of this day.)  The Thirteen Colonies (The first European settlement in North America) were originally under Britain's rule.  After many years of tyranny, the Thirteen Colonies declared a war with Britain.  We won, and so we signed the Declaration of Independence showing that we no longer belonged to Great Britain.

    Remember that without this document, we would not have obtained the freedoms we have today.  We should thank the brave soldiers that helped us gain our liberties.  We should be thankful for all those people 236 years ago.  Otherwise, who knows?  Maybe we'd still be under Britain's rule.

    So have a Happy Independence Day, and enjoy the day to have some barbecue and watch some fireworks with family and friends<3

I thought the Star Band Room would make a great place to take a photo since it has the colors red, white, and blue.