NEVER
NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME. LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME FUN FACTS
FOR THE 4th OF JULY BECAUSE
WE'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. WE NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS ON
MENTAL FLOPS.COM.
MENTAL FLOPS.COM. DID YOU KNOW THE DECLARATION
WASN'T SIGNED ON JULY 4th OR
EVEN IN JULY AS WELL.
THIS IS JOHN TRUMBULL'S 1819
PAINTING.
PAINTING.
PAINTING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SUCH
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. THIS WASN'T EVEN IN
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA. IT WASN'T SIGNED ON JULY 4th.
THAT WAS THE DAY IT WAS ADOPTED
BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
IT WAS TAKEN INTO PRODUCTION ON
AUGUST 2nd.
AUGUST 2nd. THEY WANTED TO BE JULY 2nd BUT
THERE WAS A LOT OF
MISINFORMATION ABOUT IT.
JULY 4th IS WHEN WE CELEBRATE
THE ADOPTION OF IT.
>> DID THEY HAVE SPARK PLIERS?
>> WE'LL GET TO THAT.
THE FIRST CELEBRATIONS OF THE
4th OF JULY WEREN'T MUCH
DIFFERENT THAN TODAY EXCEPT FOR
THE VERY FIRST ONE.
PEOPLE CELEBRATED WITH RIOTS,
BURNING STATUES AND MOCK
FUNERALS FOR GEORGE THE THIRD.
THEN WE STARTED CELEBRATING
MUCH LIKE WE DO TODAY WITH
SPARKLERS AND FIREWORKS.
>> PATRIOT PICK THEME.
>> THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS A
LITTLE ANGSTY.
LITTLE ANGSTY. >> WE'RE A NEW NATION.
WE'RE STRUGGLING.
WE'RE STRUGGLING. >> I LIKE THIS ONE AND KIND OF
WANT TO ADOPT IT FOR US IN THE
SOUTH, BUT EATING SALMON IN NEW
ENGLAND IS A 4th OF JULY
TRADITION.
TRADITION. IT BEGAN AS A COINCIDENCE
BECAUSE SALMON WAS COMOFNLT
THEN THEY LOVED IT AND
CELEBRATING IT ON THE 4th OF
JULY AND IT'S SERVED WITH GREEN
PEAS.
PEAS.
PEAS. >>
PEAS. >> SOME HEART HEALTHY SALMON.
I LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S MUCH MORE SONSABLE WAY
TO CELEBRATE.
TO CELEBRATE. IN THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
IS THE FIRST STATE TO RECOGNIZE
THE HOLIDAY.
THE HOLIDAY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING IT
ON JULY 3rd.
IN 1781 MASSACHUSETTS WAS THE
FIRST TO RECOGNIZE IT AS AN
OFFICIAL HOLIDAY.
OFFICIAL HOLIDAY. SO WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MEAN?
IT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. 90 YEARS LATER CONGRESS
DESIGNATED IT AS A FEDERAL
HOLIDAY ALONG WITH THESE, NEW
YEAR'S DAY, THANKSGIVING AND
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. >> I'M SORRY.
DID YOU SAY ON JULY 3rd?
>> THAT'S WHEN THEY SAID WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE THIS A HOLIDAY
FOR JULY 4th.
>> IT'S GOOD.
THE OLDEST WAS HELD IN BRISTOL
RHODE ISLAND.
RHODE ISLAND. THIS IS INTERESTING.
IT'S BUILT AS AMERICA'S OLDEST
4th OF JULY.
OF THIS BEEN CELEBRATING THE
HOLIDAY, SO 2019 WILL BE THE
234th YEAR.
234th YEAR. NOW IT OFFICIALLY STARTS ON
FLAG DAY, WHICH IS JUNE 14th
WHICH IS ALSO MY ANNIVERSARY
AND THERE'S A TWO AND A 1/2
MILE PARADE.
MILE PARADE. I LOVE THIS NEXT ONE, TOO.
THIS IS THE SHORTEST PARADE.
>> IT'S NEAR WHERE I USED TO
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. >>
LIVE. >> IT'S.SIX .6 MILES LONG.
I FIGURED PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF
KIDS AND WE NEED A HALF MILE
PARADE.
PARADE.
PARADE. WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET
BORED.
BORED.
BORED. >>
BORED. >> BUT THE CROWDS LINE THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. I
STREET. I NEVER REMEMBER GOING TO THE
PARADE.
PARADE.
PARADE. I
PARADE. I WOULD HAVE.
I COULD BE IN AND OUT.
GET MY PANCAKES, PARADE.
>> AND PARTY IN THE PARK.
LIVE MUSIC, FOOD AND GAMES.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> SO THERE ARE AROUND 15,000
JULY 4th FIREWORKS EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE
AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS
AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. SIGN ME UP.
THERE ARE AROUND 15,000
FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY. THE PRICING VARIES.
SMALL TOWNS SPEND ANYWHERE
BETWEEN $8,000 AND $15,000.
BUT LARGER CITIES LIKE ATLANTA,
CHICAGO, L.A., NEW YORK, SPEND
LIKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> IT'S A LOT.
>> SOME TRADITION AROUND IT, SO
THEY REALLY UP THE BUDGET ON
THAT .
THAT .
THAT . >>
THAT . >> I LIKE FIREWORKS.
WE USED TO HAVE A CELEBRATION
IN OUR BACKYARD.
OUR NEIGHBOR WOULD TRY TO HIT
THE TREE HOUSE WITH ROMAN
CANDLES.
CANDLES.
CANDLES. HE USED TO MAKE HIS OWN
FIREWORKS, TOO.
FIREWORKS, TOO. HE LOST PARTIAL HEARING.
>> PLEASE DO NOT TRY THAT.
>> HE WAS A CHEMIST OF SORTS.
>> EVERY YEAR WHEN I TALK TO
PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONEY ISLAND
CONTEST, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
FATHOM.
FATHOM.
FATHOM. >> I MEAN, IT SAYS PEOPLE ENJOY
WATCHING IT.
WATCHING IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN, BUT
WE, AS HUMANS, EAT $150 MILLION
HOT DOGS ON THE 4th OF JULY.
THAT'S ENOUGH TO STRETCH FROM
D.C. TO L.A.
MORE THAN FIVE TIMES.
NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE
ANNUAL NATHAN'S HOT DOG
CONTEST.
CONTEST.
CONTEST. IT ATTRACTS OVER 40,000 FANS.
THEY HAVE BROADCASTERS ON ESPN,
THIS WHOLE THING.
>> JOEY CHESTNUT.
>> HE BROKE HIS OWN RECORD LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. 74
YEAR. 74 HOT DOGS IN TEN MINUTES.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
I KNOW. HASHTAG AMERICA.
HASHTAG AMERICA. >> THANK YOU, CARA KNEER.
FUN