FOOD
PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS THAT WILL ATTEND A BBQ, PICNIC OR COOKOUT ON 4TH OF JULY
80%
YEAR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED
BONUS QUESTION; WHAT MONTH?
1776; ONE SIGNER IN JULY AND THE REST SIGNED AUGUST 2, 1776
YEAR THE CURRENT AMERICAN FLAG DESIGN WAS CHOSEN
1960
PERCENTAGE OF ALL U.S. FIREWORKS IMPORTS THAT ARE FROM CHINA
90%
ESTIMATED SPENDING ON 4TH OF JULY BEER IN 2018
1.1 BILLION
HOW MANY POUNDS OF CHICKEN THAT IS PURCHASED THE WEEK LEADING TO 4TH OF JULY
700 MILLION
FIRST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
JOHN HANCOCK
PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS THAT OWN AMERICAN FLAGS
61%
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH FIRE WORKS RELATED INJURIES EACH 4TH OF JULY
870
ESTIMATED SPENDING ON 4TH OF JULY WINE IN 2018
568 MILLION
NUMBER OF HOT DOGS CONSUMED EACH 4TH OF JULY
150 MILLION
OLDEST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT THE AGE OF 70
BEN FRANKLIN
NUMBER OF U.S. RESIDENTS IN JULY 1776
2.5 MILLION
NUMBER OF STATES WHERE IT'S ILLEGAL TO SET OFF YOUR OWN FIREWORKS
4; Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
PEOPLE THAT ARE KILLED IN 4TH OF JULY CAR CRASHES EACH YEAR
601
RECORD NUMBER OF HOT DOGS JOEY CHESTNUT ATE IN 10 MINS LAST YEAR
74 (INCLUDING BUNS)
NUMBER OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS
56
NUMBER OF ESTIMATED RESIDENTS IN THE U.S. THIS 4TH OF JULY
311.7 MILLION
PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS THAT ATTEND A FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON 4TH OF JULY
63%
AVERAGE COST OF A DUI
10K
PREFERRED HOT DOG CONDIMENT IN AMERICAN
MUSTARD; BY 71%
YOUNGEST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT THE AGE OF 26
EDWARD RUTLEDGE
YEAR THE FIRST 4TH OF JULY PARADE WAS HELD IN BRISTOL, RI
1785
HOW MANY STATES IN U.S. BAN CONSUMER FIREWORKS
ONE (MASSACHUSETTS)
TOP FIVE DRUNKEST STATES IN U.S.
NORTH DAKOTA
WISCONSIN
ALASKA
MONTANA
ILLINOIS
AMOUNT THE AVERAGE U.S. HOUSEHOLD WILL SPEND ON 4TH OF JULY FOOD
$73.42
NUMBER OF COLONIES THAT SEVERED THEIR POLITICAL CONNECTIONS TO GREAT BRITAIN VIA THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
13
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO FLY ON 4TH OF JULY
3.2 MILLION; MOST POPULAR DESTINATION IS ORLANDO FLORIDA.
MOST INJURED BODY PARTS BY FIREWORKS
HANDS/FINGERS 36%
EYES 19%
TRUNKS 11%
LEGS 10%
ARMS 5%
MOST SOBER STATE IN U.S.
UTAH
MOST POPULAR SIDE DISH ON 4TH OF JULY
POTATO SALAD
FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony(which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina,New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
FIRST STATE TO RECOGNIZE 4TH OF JULY AS A STATE CELEBRATION
MASSACHUSETTS IN 1741
WHO HOLDS THE LARGEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN THE U.S. ON 4TH OF JULY
MACYS
TOP 3 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AROUND 4TH OF JULY
1. CAR CRASHES
2. FIREWORKS ACCIDENTS
3. SWIMMING INCIDENTS (INCLUDING SHARK ATTACKS)