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My Cool School project is all about our national holiday

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July 4th!

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As you may know, July 4th is considered America's birthday!

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Happy Birthday America!

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It's also known as Independence Day.

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Along time ago, on July 4, 1776,

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The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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It was put together by some very important men,

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also known as the Founding Fathers.

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John Adams,

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Benjamin Franklin,

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George Washington,

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and the main writer,

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Thomas Jefferson.

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You know, the 3rd president of the United States,

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the guy on the 2 dollar bill,

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and the inventor of macaroni and cheese!

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Hey dad! What's for dinner?

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Why, mac and cheese of course!

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Again??

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Well, I DID invent it, dear...

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Thomas Jefferson declared that the original 13 colonies

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were no longer to be governed by King George III of Great Britain.

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No more king! We want to be free!

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What?? I don't get to rule the land across the pond?

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But I just got tickets to see a Broadway show in New York City!

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Too bad, King George.

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We are going to be our OWN country with the freedom to life,

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liberty,

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and the pursuit of happiness.

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And, with our new-found freedom, we're gonna celebrate every year

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with parades,

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hamburgers,

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hot dogs,

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and fireworks!

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Back in 1776,

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there were only 2.5 million people living in the United States.

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Today, there's an estimated 316 million people in the country!

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And 41 millions ducks!

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Quack quack!

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The first American flag had 13 stars in a circle and 13 stripes in total,

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with 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes to represent the colonies.

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Today, when we wave OUR flag,

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it has 50 stars for the 50 states.

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The first every July 4th party inside the White House was in 1801.

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Speaking of celebrations,

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Did you know, the 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4th?

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And so was President Obama's daughter, Malia!

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What an AWESOME day to have your birthday!

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Alright, Malia, after we eat cake, we'll watch fireworks on the lawn!

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Woo-hoo!

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On July 4th,

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Americans spend over $227,000,000 on fireworks!

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Ka-boom!

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Those ducks are real fireQUACKERS!

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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Liberty Bell,

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the July 4th tradition is to--

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No! Don't ring the bell! It could crack!!

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Oops...

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I guess we should just tap it from now on...

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Yep! The tradition is to tap the bell 13 times in honor of the 13 colonies.

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When I think of July 4th,

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I think of hanging out with family, and eating a LOT of food!

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Did you know, Americans eat 155,000,000 hot dogs on July 4th?

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That's a lot of hot dogs!

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I'm takin' a break from my fly diet.

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Hot dogs and burgers are MUCH better!

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So what do YOU like to do on July 4th?

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Tell us in the comments below!

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My Cool School project is all about presidents!

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When I grow up, I wanna be president of the United States!

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Why?

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Well, when you're president, you get to live in the White House!

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And you get your own helicopter and airplane!

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You can fly anywhere you want.

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I would fly to Disney World, like, everyday!

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And presidents can say "no" to other people's new laws.

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That's called a veto!

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I'd say "N-o" to all the boring laws, and replace them with awesome ones!

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Like the law about having to take math tests,

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I would veto that

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Bedtime is 8:30, young lady!

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Bedtime? Veto!

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New law: no bedtime!

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And presidents get to have their faces on cool stuff,

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like money,

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and mountains,

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and on Halloween masks!

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So, who are some of America's presidents from history?

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Let's start with the very first president: George Washington.

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He helped start the USA with his friends over 200 years ago.

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He wore a wig and had wooden teeth,

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and he was not nice to his cherry tree.

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...but at least he told the truth about it!

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Sorry...

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States!

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He was the tallest president ever,

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and not just because he wore such a big hat!

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Here's an awesome fact about Abe Lincoln:

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he was a wrestler!

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Maybe that's how he won the election!

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I wonder if he had a cool wrestling nickname, like The Rock!

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The Lincolnator!

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Awesome fact number 2:

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Lincoln Logs were named after him because he was born in a log cabin!

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He was really smart, and he kept the country together,

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which I really appreciate.

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Another president who had a toy named after him was Teddy Roosevelt,

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our 26th president!

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Hm, the Roosevelt bear?... Oh wait,

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the Teddy Bear!

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That's kind of cool!

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I'd like a bear named after me, too.

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He didn't actually have any bears in the White House.

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But Calvin Coolidge had a pet hippopotamus!

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And Herbert Hoover had pet alligators!

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Some presidents had cool hobbies.

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Teddy Roosevelt liked to walk around on stilts.

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Maybe he wanted to be taller than Abe Lincoln...

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The 44th president, Barack Obama, collects comic books.

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His favorites are Conan the Barbarian and Spiderman!

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Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, was an actor.

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He was in a movie with a monkey!

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Thomas Jefferson, president number 3,

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invented the swivel chair!

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AND built a macaroni machine!

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Maybe he liked to spin around while eating mac and cheese.

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Sometimes, presidents get in trouble,

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One time, the 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant,

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got a ticket for speeding...

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on his horse!

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[neighs]

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Willian Taft was the 27th president.

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Sometimes he got stuck in the bathtub...

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I hope he kept some toys in there!

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It's also super important that presidents read a lot of books and know a lot of stuff!

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The 42nd president, Bill Clinton, knows a LOT.

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One time a guy gave him a quiz about My Little Pony,

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and Bill Clinton got all the questions right!

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I wonder who's HIS favorite pony.

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My favorite pony is Rainbow Dash!

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And my favorite president might be kid president!

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He's into hugs,

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dance breaks,

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and just being awesome!

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So basically, presidents are cool and get to stay up super late and watch My Little Pony!

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And walk around on stilts!

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And get toys and bears named after them!

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And that's why I want to be president.

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So vote for me for president in 2044!

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