The Independence Day Celebration

The Declaration of Independence

The Independence Day Celebration, held every year on July 4th, marks the historic moment when the Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776. This important event set the 13 colonies on the path to freedom, shaping the nation’s history. The Independence Day Celebration is now honored with fireworks, parades, and patriotic gatherings across the country. Families and friends come together during The Independence Day Celebration to enjoy barbecues, concerts, and festivities, remembering the significance of this historic day.

This most American of holidays is marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues, across the country.

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In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation was 2.5 million.

On July 4, 2008, the nation’s population will be 304 million.

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The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa are more than 1 in 4.
>The Hawkeye State was home to 17.6 million market hogs and pigs on March 1, 2008.
>This represents more than one-fourth of the nation’s total.
>North Carolina (9 million) and Minnesota (6.7 million) were the runners-up.
>The total production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2007 is 6.8 billion pounds.
>Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your backyard grill came from the Lone Star State, which accounted for about one-sixth of the nation’s total production.
>If beef does not come from Texas, it very well may come from Nebraska (4.7 billion pounds) or Kansas (4.1 billion pounds).

During The Independence Day Celebration, there’s a high chance that the hot dogs, burgers, or barbecue on your plate came from top-producing states like Iowa for pork, Texas for beef, or Georgia for chicken.

There are six states in which the revenue from broiler chickens was $1 billion or greater between December 2006 and November 2007. There is a good chance that one of these states.

Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi or Texas are the source of your barbecued chicken.

About 4 in 10 are the odds that your side dish of.

 

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Baked beans originated from North Dakota, which produced 42 percent of the nation’s dry, edible beans in 2007.

Corn on the cob. Florida, California, Georgia and New York together accounted for 60 percent of the sweet corn produced nationally in 2007.

Potato salad and potato chips are popular food items at Fourth of July barbecues. In 2007, farmers in Idaho and Washington grew more than half (52%) of all the potatoes in the country.

In 2007, California farmers grew more than three-fourths of the nation’s head lettuce, which might be in your salad or burger during The Independence Day Celebration.

Almost 3 out of 4 fresh tomatoes in your salad likely came from Florida or California. Together, these states grew 73% of all tomatoes in the U.S. last year. The ketchup on your burger or hot dog most likely came from California. In 2007, California made 96% of all processed tomatoes in the U.S.

Georgia is the state that led the nation in watermelon production last year (1 billion pounds). Other leading producers of this popular Fourth of July dessert included California, Florida and Texas, each with more than 400 million pounds. During The Independence Day Celebration, many people enjoy watermelon, with Georgia leading the nation in production last year at 1 billion pounds, followed by California, Florida, and Texas.

More than 74 million Americans said they have taken part in a barbecue during the previous year. It’s probably safe to assume a lot of these events took place on Independence Day.

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