While researching for a good patriotic poem to share, I noticed that there really wasn’t much available out there. I found most “poems” were put to music and have become beloved patriotic songs. That’s ok, nothing like a catchy tune to remember our country by. I did check out a few Spotify playlists of patriotic songs. Songs varied from “Born in the USA” to military marching songs. A lot of variety. But I will stick to the classics.

Do you remember in school standing up and facing the flag and saying the pledge of allegiance. Every homeroom class started that way. I found out that my Grandnephew does the pledge in the quad of the school every morning. Good to know this practice is still in place.

Do you know what the red, white and blue represents in our flag? Red stands for courage or bloodshed of those who sacrificed for our freedom. White stands for purity. Blue stands for justice. Together they tell a story of unity, strength and our collective identity as Americans.

Some Interesting Facts

George Washington never ran for president

Unlike his successors, George Washington never actually campaigned to be president: He was simply chosen by the popular demand of the electoral college. This happened for both his first and second terms in office, with the elections of 1789 and 1792. He was also the only president ever to unanimously receive all electoral votes.

Half of all U.S. presidents came from four states

Here’s some presidential trivia for you: Virginia, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts are the home states of half of all U.S. presidents. Eight are from Virginia, seven from Ohio, five from New York and four from Massachusetts. Only eight presidents were born west of the Mississippi, and only 21 states were the birthplace of a president.

July 4th is a date that is repeated for Presidents

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both Founding Fathers, died on July 4, 1826, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Another President, James Monroe, also died on July 4, in 1831.

Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was born on July 4, 1872.

The 4th will be here in a short while, I need to get busy getting set up to enjoy the celebration. Thanks for checking out my blog.

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