Since 1776, the Fourth of July or Independence Day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence.  The holiday activities range from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.

Independence isn’t always very easy, and when the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in early 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain but soon the sentiments changed for independence. The young birds sitting in the tree branches this morning hollering for food aren’t quite ready for independence as they depend on their parents yet but soon they will venture out in the world on their own.

Gaining Independence