– Exploring the history and fundamental principles underlying our constitutional government.
– Advancing the historical ideals and aspirations embodied in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
– Inspiring the American spirit through recognition of our shared heritage, common rights and responsibilities, and respect for each other.
– Equipping our citizens and residents to engage in the civic life of their community without regard to ethnicity, national origin, religion, or political affiliation.
– Reflecting on the origin of Orange County, its history as an important part of the history of California, and its contributions to the development of the United States.
– Celebrating with our friends, families, local governments, and organizations to listen to and learn from our history and each other to make a lasting impact for generations to come.
A History of Celebrations
182650th Anniversary of the Declaration of IndependenceOn July 4, 1826, President John Quincy Adams celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in the nation’s Capitol, unaware that its author, Thomas Jefferson, had died early in the afternoon in his home in Virginia and that his father, John Adams, would die hours later at his home in Massachusetts. The President record his thoughts that, “on that day while every ear was bounding with joy… amid the blessings of freedom and independence … the hand that penned the ever-memorable Declaration, and the voice that sustained it in debate… were called before the Judge of All.”
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1876President Ulysses S. GrantA proclamation inviting the people of the United States to offer “devout thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings which have been bestowed upon us as a nation during the century of our existence, and humbly to invoke a continuance of His favor and of his protection.”
- 1999
1926President Calvin Coolidge“There is something beyond the establishment of a new nation, great as that event would be, in the Declaration of Independence which has ever since caused it to be regarded as one of the great charters that not only was to liberate America but was everywhere to ennoble humanity.”
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1976President Gerald Ford“It is good to know that in our own lifetime, we have taken part in the growth of freedom and in the expansion of equality which began here [Independence Hall] so long ago… Each generation of Americans, indeed all of humanity, must strive to achieve the aspirations of the Declaration anew.”
- 1999
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