Independence Day: Americans Celebrate the Birth of Their Nation

	现代时期 (1946 - present)

为世界博览会所施放的烟火 (摄于1940年)

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独立纪念日 (Independence Day) ：美国庆祝国家的生日：1906年7月4日

在过去，政府都把举办大型活动的日子设在7月4日，以配合这个节日。例如，纪念爱利运河 (Erie Canal) 以及巴尔的摩与俄亥俄铁路的活动都是在7月4日举办的。但是，就算没有这些活动，美国人还是会大张旗鼓，举办野餐或游行来庆祝独立纪念日，并且在晚上还会施放美丽的烟火。可能还会有乐团演奏约翰．菲利普．苏沙 (John Philip Sousa) 的进行取，例如永远的星条旗 (The Stars and Stripes Forever) 等。朋友与家人也会有烤肉活动，举办竞赛，挥舞国旗，大声唱歌，或者聆听爱国演讲等等。到了1870年代，7月4日独立纪念日已经成为美国最重要的节日之一了。

In the past, large public events were arranged to take place on July 4 in order to coincide with the holiday. The groundbreaking ceremonies for the Erie Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad both took place on July 4. But even without these events, Americans have long celebrated Independence Day with great fanfare. Picnics and parades fill the day while fireworks fill the night sky. A band may play one of John Philip Sousa's marches, such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Friends and families barbeque, hold contests and races, wave flags, sing, or listen to patriotic speeches. By the 1870s, the Fourth of July was one of America's most important holidays.

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CREDIT: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., photographer. "World's Fair. Fireworks IV." Circa 1939-1940. Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Imperial Marimba Band, performer. "The Stars and Stripes Forever March" Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1918. Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.