Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day!

July 4^th has fallen on a Sunday 34 times since 1776. The first July 4^th Sunday was 1779 and the last was 2010, while the next will be 2027. Seward began continuously celebrating on Saturday, July 4^th of 1868 and has done so 22 times on a Sunday. The bi-centennial July 4^th celebration of 1976 was on a Sunday.

CSPAN rebroadcasted a May 17, 2021 Book Chat with Patrick J. O’Donnell who discussed his book, The Indispensables. 

Here is the link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?511872-1/the-indispensables 

The Indispensables follows O’Donnell’s previous book, Washington’s Immortals, also an exceptional read of an important period of history.