This Fourth of July, Americans will celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with picnics, parades and, of course, fireworks. It's a tradition that's been in place for more than 200 years — and for more than 200 years, it's been kind of wrong.
"It is the right day to celebrate the Declaration of Independence," author and historian Ray Raphael tells NPR's Guy Raz. "It is not the right day to celebrate the signing of the declaration or the right day to celebrate independence. The vote for independence was on July 2 — two days before — and the first signing of the declaration ... was not until August 2 — a month later."
In his book Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past, Raphael explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation — like how America ended up lighting fireworks on the 4th and not the 2nd.
- Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos , Wikipedia , extracto:
En CONGRESO, 4 de julio de 1776.
La Declaración unánime de los trece Estados Unidos de América,
Cuando en el curso de los acontecimientos humanos se hace necesario para un pueblo disolver los vínculos políticos que lo han ligado a otro, y tomar entre las naciones de la Tierra el puesto separado e igual al que las leyes de la naturaleza y del Dios de esa naturaleza le dan derecho, un justo respeto a las juicio de la humanidad exige que declare las causas que lo impulsan a la separación.
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