General: Over 14 Fun Facts for The Fourth of July ...

We here at Kung Fu Drafter would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers a Happy Fourth of July.

Today America is celebrating her 233 years of independence from foreign rule. So on this, the celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by our founding fathers here are some interesting numbers:

1. 56 – The number of Continental Congress delegates who sign the Declaration of Independence
2. 1895 – The year in which “America the Beautiful” is published
3. 2.5 million – The population of the original colonies at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
4. 1961 – The year in which the US Congress officially adopted “Uncle Sam” as a national symbol. He first appeared during the War of 1812, which had a pretty good soundtrack.
5. 74 million – The approximate number of American households that will bar-b-que today
6. 1941 – The year in which Congress officially adopts “The Fourth of July” as a national holiday
7. $211 million – The total estimated value of fireworks, firecrackers and other celebratory explosives imported from China to celebrate the Fourth of July in 2007. That’s a lot of Chinese sky candy
8. 31 – The number of towns and cities containing the word “Liberty” in the location’s name
9. 150 million – The approximate number of hot dogs that will give their lives today to help celebrate the Fourth of July
10. $5.2 million – The approximate value of annual imports of American flags. There is just something wrong with that
11. 1801 – The year in which the first official Fourth of July party is hosted at the American Whitehouse
12. 3 – The number of former US Presidents that have passed away on the Fourth of July. They were John Adams (1826), Thomas Jefferson (1826) and James Monroe (1831)
13. 305.5 ft – The height of the Statue of Liberty from base to the top of its torch
14. 3.3 million – The approximate number of men and women serving in America’s military
15. 28 – The number of successive variations made to the American flag to date
16. 2009 – The year in which the crown of the Statue of Liberty reopens to tourists for the first time since September 11, 2001

We hope you have enjoyed our list of 16 fun and interesting facts about the Fourth of July and that all of our readers and their families enjoy a wonderful holiday.

- KFD -