Let’s celebrate our independence together

As we enter July, it’s time to think about our nation’s holiday – Independence Day.

I’ve sometimes wondered what it would have been like being there well over two centuries ago, reporting on the events of this special and unique day.

Just imagine being there. … It’s July 4, 1776, and a group of our founding fathers are sitting in a room. Two days earlier, as part of the American Revolution, the Second Continental Congress had decided on the legal separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, meaning they were no longer subject to King George III and were united, free and independent states.