American History
Despite being celebrated on July 4th, this key document was actually voted on two days earlier, on July 2nd.
Declaration of Independence
These three colors dominate most Fourth of July decorations.
Red, White, and Blue
This historic boundary line, surveyed in the 1760s, originally settled a colonial border dispute but later became symbolic as the divider between North and South.
Mason-Dixon Line
This Founding Father served as the second President of the United States and was the father of another future president.
John Adams
This super hero is known for wielding a shield and fighting for justice in the Marvel Universe.
Captain America
Before the Constitution was enacted, this was the governing document of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
This patriotic song, often played before fireworks begin, ends with the words, “home of the brave.”
The Star-Spangled Banner
This is the only U.S. state that can be typed using only one row of a standard keyboard.
Alaska
This Founding Father invented bifocals, a flexible urinary catheter, and a musical instrument called the glass armonica.
Benjamin Franklin
In the epic 1996 sci-fi Independence Day, Jeff Goldblum’s character uses this seemingly simple solution to disable the alien ship’s shields.
A Computer Virus
He was the only President to serve in the Civil War and later become Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Ulysses S. Grant
Stored in Philadelphia, this historical American artifact is traditionally tapped to mark Independence Day.
The Liberty Bell
This U.S. river is the longest in the country, flowing over 2,300 miles.
Missouri River
This U.S. President and Founding Father never signed the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington
This late patriotic country singer is known for the song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.”
Toby Keith
Though the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776, most of the signers actually added their names on this later month in 1776.
August, 1776
This U.S. town shares its name with a snack food and hosts a famous hot dog eating contest each July 4th.
Coney Island
This U.S. state is closest to the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states.
Kansas
These two U.S. Presidents (and former rivals) died on the same day of July 4, 1826.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
In National Treasure, this lead actor plays a historian who steals the Declaration of Independence—to save it.
Nicolas Cage
This Founding Father famously said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”.
Patrick Henry
At the 2024 edition of the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, this man won the title by eating 58 hot dogs (and buns).
Patrick Bertoletti
Despite what its name suggests, this Arkansas town doesn’t involve amphibians or straws—it’s actually named after steamboat crews who “sucked on the bottle 'til they swelled up like toads.”
This U.S. President used to wrestle and is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with a 299–1 record.
Abraham Lincoln
This 1975 classic film, set around the Fourth of July in a New England beach town, is widely considered to be the first summer blockbuster.
Jaws