Category: July 4

Veterans Show Patriotic Flair During Philadelphia’s July 4 Celebration

As the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, Philadelphia has the longest history in the nation of celebrating America’s birthday. Many veterans attended the city’s Celebration of Freedom Ceremony on July 4 to honor the tradition and history of our great nation. After being suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19, the…


Mike Pompeo On Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project: ‘An Attempt to Divide the Country’

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has weighed in on the national debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the New York Times’s “1619 Project,” warning of what he called an attack on the “central understandings” of a history shared by all Americans. Pompeo on July 4 made a radio appearance on “The…


3 Killed, 2 Injured in Shooting in Dallas Neighborhood

DALLAS—Three men were killed and two others injured in a Fourth of July shooting in a Dallas neighborhood, police said. Dallas police said they don’t yet have any suspects identified in the shooting late Sunday night. Police say the motive and circumstances around the shooting are being investigated. KXAS-TV reports that a street in the neighborhood…


Southland Police Department Flooded with Illegal Fireworks Calls

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Many neighborhoods sounded like war zones July 4 as people set off illegal fireworks to mark Independence Day despite repeated pleas from fire officials around Southern California to attend public pyrotechnic displays. Sheriff’s department dispatchers have fielded “nonstop calls,” said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies on patrol are citing…


Biden on American Greatness: ‘We Don’t Seek to Bury the Wrongs, We Face It’

President Joe Biden spoke on American greatness at a White House celebration for Independence Day on Sunday. “Today, we celebrate America; our freedom, our liberty, our independence,” Biden said with optimism to a crowd of around 1,000 guests—mostly essential workers and military families—gathered on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate the national…


Jan. 6 Detainees Confined 23 hrs/day; Risking All for American Dream

Nearly 500 people have been charged in cases related to the breach of the Capitol on January 6, with more charges expected. Some of dozens detained in federal prison awaiting trail, say they are being subject to Third World treatment, including solitary confinement, lack of required medical care, and restricted access to defense counsel. We…


Orange County Reaches New Vaccination Milestone

More than 70 percent of adults in Orange County, Calif. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials say. The milestone was reached shortly before July 4, a date previously attached to the county’s Operation Independence. It aimed to have all eligible residents who wished to be vaccinated inoculated by the holiday. Public health officials said…


Our Sacred Honor: Reflections on the Fourth of July

The place: Philadelphia. The time: June 1776. The Continental Congress appoints a Committee of Five—Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Robert Livingston of New York, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, and chairman John Adams of Massachusetts—to draw up a declaration of independence from Britain. Though John Adams seems the natural choice to write the…


Timeless Wisdom: Reflections on Flag and Country

Whenever Memorial Day, D-Day, and July 4 come around, I often think of the words of John Adams: “Be it remembered, however, that liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned, and bought it for us, at…


Santa Ana Police Defuse Illegal Firework Sales

As the Fourth of July approaches, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) is stepping up its illegal fireworks enforcement. “It’s a problem for us every year … beginning June through the holiday,” Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna told The Epoch Times. “The city sells legal fireworks which you can use; it’s the illegal fireworks that are the problem.” Bertagna said police…