Saturday, July 4, 2020

Stories For Independence Day

Two hundred and forty-four years ago today, some people gathered in Philadelphia, then in the British colony of Pennsylvania, and approved a declaration stating that this colony and 12 others were no longer colonies but instead independent states, and which also told British King George III to go fly a proverbial kite.  (One of these people, a part-time scientist named Ben Franklin, had been noted for flying a literal kite in a thunderstorm.)  While you're celebrating with a cookout, patriotic songs, fireworks, or whatever you like to do on July 4th, here are some things going on:




From the Washington Examiner, President Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore.





From Canada Free Press, "something is rotten in America".



From The Mainichi, the Japanese volcanic island Nishinoshima sends ash upward to 8,300 meters.  (The article uses the term "smoke", but I think that it probably should be "ash".)






From the Dhaka Tribune, more areas in Bangladesh are flooded.




































From the Evening Standard and the "I'll drink to that" department, pubs reopen in the U.K.


From The Conservative Woman, a statue for English preacher John Wesley.







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