On 4th of July we celebrate the Independence of the United States of America from Great Britain’s rule. It is the day the Congress voted to approve independence by passing the LEE RESOLUTION on July 2 and the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence two days later, on July 4. In other words, the United States of America were established on July 4th, 1776, i.e. 247 years ago, when the Founding Fathers Delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent states.
Über 80 Gäste treffen hoch über Salzburg im Restaurant Zistelalm ein
Trotz des regnerischen, kühlen Wetters finden sich an diesem Sonntag, 2. July 2023, um 12 Uhr über 80 Gäste zur Feier des 247. Unabhängigkeitstags der USA auf der Zistelalm auf dem Gaisberg oberhalb von Salzburg ein. Anders als gewohnt können wir wetterbedingt nicht im Freien auf der Terrasse feiern, sondern verlegen die Feier ins Innere des Restaurants Zistelalm auf 1001 Meter über Meer.
Charles A. Geiger is member of our society, his profession is Apl. Prof. at the University of Salzburg Fachbereich Chemie und Physik der Materialien, Abt. Materialwissenschaften & Mineralogie, Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Österreich.
There are a number of misunderstandings about the USA and its history and not just among Europeans. One of the biggest ones was that the USA, as we know it today, was somehow preordained. However, just a quick perusal of history demonstrates that this was never the case. The USA in all its expressions, ways of thought and institutions, was never planned and no one could foresee how it would develop. In fact, one can speak of an experiment. There is something called “American Exceptionalism”.