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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
 The sun is shining, the grills are warm, and the baked beans are in the oven--it's time to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Fourth of July by the Numbers
Census facts for July 4th Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2.5 million;In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
302 million;The nation's population on this July Fourth.
Fourth of July Cookouts;More than 1 in 4
The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth originated in Iowa. The Hawkeye State had a total of 15.5 million market hogs and pigs on March 1. This represents more than one-fourth of the nation's total. North Carolina (8.4 million) and Minnesota (6.2 million) were the runners-up.
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Written by James
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
 Canada Day Background
On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st.
The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day.
There is no record of organized ceremonies after this first anniversary, except for the 50th anniversary of Confederation in 1917, at which time the new Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, under construction, was dedicated as a memorial to the Fathers of Confederation and to the valour of Canadians fighting in the First World War in Europe.
The next celebration was held in 1927 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. It was highlighted by the laying of the cornerstone by the Governor General of the Confederation Building on Wellington Street and the inauguration of the Carillon in the Peace Tower.
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