07/04/2024
1778 Philadelphia: Continental Congress Delegates were discussing how to celebrate the country's new found freedom. William Henry Drayton said "be one of celebration with "certain grand fireworks", rather than one "of fasting and mourning" as another Southern Carolinian suggested. So, on Independence Day, 1778, Congress joined with other Philadelphians at the City Tavern for a “very elegant dinner” followed by a “brilliant exhibition of fireworks.” (Drayton Hall Website) Photo: Charleston Magazine
Happy 4th