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Regardless of what day the Fourth of July falls on each year, public and private events are plentiful. This year it is a Wednesday, so some patriotic festivities extend from weekend to weekend. People all across the country will celebrate the red, white and blue with pancake breakfasts, parades, picnics, potlucks and pool parties. Outdoor gatherings often include david l lawrence convention center pittsburgh hotel baseball games, badminton, lawn bowling and croquet.
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America is a melting pot of cultures and so is our food. Traditional family recipes are often prepared from memory or from folded and splattered scraps of paper. My mother-in-law's famous potato salad and my deviled eggs are absolutes at our annual gathering. Tacos and burritos are the standard fare at a neighbor's Fourth of July block party; david l lawrence convention center pittsburgh hotel while Hawaiian friends, nearby, feast on Kalua pork and poi at their Independence Day luau.
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Evening activities feature a crescendo of concerts from coast to coast as bursts of colorful fireworks light up the sky. The Fourth of July is Independence Day and in the United States we put aside our political preferences to celebrate the freedom of America the beautiful, from sea to shining sea.
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In the United States, Independence Day is commonly known as the Fourth of July. No matter what you call it, the national holiday honors America's birthday and commemorates the adoption of the Declarat...
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