Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Birthday America, July 4 Is Independence Day - Today Is Also 5th Anniversary Of Roosevelt Islander Online Blog

Image of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence from US History

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA - JULY 4 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY.

As we all know, there's more to the Fourth of July holiday than fireworks, bbq, burgers, beer and flag waving. Not that there is anything wrong with that but...

What the Fourth of July is really about is the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.This previous post shows the text of the Declaration of Independence, a reading of it from then Senator John F. Kennedy and on a slightly less serious note, South Park's version of the decision by American colonists to declare independence and go to war against England.


Today is also the 5th Birthday of the Roosevelt Islander Online Blog. Independence Day and the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration viewing previously held at Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island has a special place in the life of the Roosevelt Islander Blog because it was the subject of the first post and the reason for the blog coming into being way back on July 4 2007. The subject -  my objection, some might call it a rant, (all in CAPS because I didn't know any better) to RIOC charging $18 to gain entry to Southpoint park to view the fireworks when other NYC public venues did not charge a dime.

Here's some of what the Macy's July 4 Fireworks on the East River looked like from Southpoint Park in 2008 (the last time they were held on the East River before being moved to the Hudson River) and a report on the Good, Bad and Ugly of that night.



Happy Birthday America!!!!

13 comments :

CheshireKitty said...

Tip o' the hat to Rick - for keeping RI updated and on the same page for the past 5 years!  Thanks a mil!!

george said...

 keep up the good work may you have many more years of cheering me up wish i was there

Dan Chen said...

happy anniversary!  great job!

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