Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Kimball will celebrate July 4 with activities at Gotte Park from 10 a.m. to noon on the holiday next Monday.
Kimball Connect organized the events, which will include fire truck rides, yard games, balloon animals and a free watermelon feed sponsored by Main Street Market. Friends of the Library will sponsor kids activities, and the Kimball cheerleaders will have a hot dog feed.
A corn hole tournament is scheduled for the afternoon, which is sponsored by the Farmers Day Committee.
The Kimball Volunteer Fire Department is in charge of the fireworks, which will start at about 9:30 p.m. on Horseshoe Hill. The Kimball Fire Department fireworks specialist, Taylor Brown, said that they “spent $5,000, but due to prices being up 15% from China, the show will be smaller this year.”
Fourth Of July Fun Facts
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is the annual celebration of the creation of our nation.
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare American independence from Great Britain, changes to the declaration were made on the 2, 3, and 4th. The document was taken to the official printer but two more days were needed to revise it.
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence along with other committee members, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and William Livingston.
The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence begins, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
The Declaration of Independence along with the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are permanently housed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. But during World War II, the Declaration of Independence was kept at Fort Knox for safe keeping.
The historical documents have armed guards and are visible to the public through bullet proof glass. At night the documents are lowered into an underground vault.
It is unknown how many printed copies of the original Declaration of Independence there were, but today there are 26 known copies to exist.
The declaration had three goals: to rally the troops, obtain foreign allies, and announce to the world the creation of a new country.
July 4 facts: Three presidents died on July 4:Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe.
Small towns throughout the country spend $8,000 to $15,000 on fireworks displays.
Independence Day became a federal holiday in 1870.
According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans eat 150 million hotdogs on Independence Day, enough hot dogs to stretch from D.C. To L.A. more than five times.
The National Beer and Beverage Distributors report that July 4 is the number one holiday for beer sales.