Everyone still got all their fingers? Good. One more day to go.
Today, we celebrate America’s independence on this July 4th, 2022, our nation’s 246th birthday. On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence declaring that all thirteen American colonies were seceding from Great Britain. From that day forward, the great citizens of the United States of America have spent today, July 4, firing off Black Cats and Komodo 3000s just like John Adams suggested (although, he called them illuminations) and gathering around friends and family for America’s other premier July 4 tradition: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.