{"product_id":"usa-flag-rug","title":"USA Flag Rug","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Fourth of July\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you clicked through to this link, you found our July 4th Egg (kind of like an Easter Egg). Your love of our flag earned you a 10% off coupon code \u003cstrong\u003egood through July 5th. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour code is\u003cstrong\u003e july4th\u003c\/strong\u003e for 10% off \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eHere are 10 key facts about the history, traditions, and unexpected quirks of the Fourth of July:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-29\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-55 citation-end-55\"\u003eIndependence was actually voted on July 2:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-54 citation-end-54\"\u003e The Second Continental Congress officially voted to separate from Great Britain on July 2, 1776.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e July 4 is celebrated because it was the day Congress formally adopted the final written text of the Declaration of Independence. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-30\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-53\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-53\"\u003eMost Founding Fathers didn't sign on the Fourth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-53 citation-end-53\"\u003e Only John Hancock (President of the Continental Congress) and Charles Thomson (Secretary) signed the document on July 4.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The vast majority of the 56 delegates didn't ink their signatures until August 2, 1776, and some signed even later. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-31\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-52 citation-end-52\"\u003eThree U.S. Presidents died on the holiday:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-51 citation-end-51\"\u003e In a bizarre historical coincidence, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826—the exact 50th anniversary of the Declaration.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e James Monroe, the fifth president, also died on the Fourth of July five years later, in 1831. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-32\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003eOnly one President was born on July 4:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50 citation-end-50\"\u003e Calvin Coolidge is the sole U.S. president with an Independence Day birthday, born on July 4, 1872.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-33\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-49\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-49\"\u003eIt didn't become a federal holiday immediately:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-49 citation-end-49\"\u003e For nearly a century, Independence Day was celebrated informally.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-48 citation-end-48\"\u003eCongress didn't make it an official, unpaid federal holiday until 1870.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It wasn't changed to a paid federal holiday for government employees until 1938. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-34\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-47\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-47\"\u003eThe first fireworks display was in 1777:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-47 citation-end-47\"\u003e Philadelphia hosted the very first official anniversary celebration on July 4, 1777, lighting up the night sky with a 13-gun salute and a fireworks display authorized by Congress.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-35\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-46 citation-end-46\"\u003eThe 50-star flag was designed by a teenager:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e In 1958, 17-year-old Robert Heft designed the current American flag for a high school history project, anticipating the statehood of Alaska and Hawaii. His teacher gave him a B-minus. \u003cspan class=\"citation-45 citation-end-45\"\u003eHeft sent the design to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who ultimately selected it, prompting the teacher to change the grade to an A.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-36\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-44\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-44\"\u003eThe Liberty Bell hasn't actually rung since 1846:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-44 citation-end-44\"\u003e The iconic bell suffered a major, irreparable crack while tolling for George Washington’s birthday in 1846 and hasn't been swung since.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Instead, every Fourth of July, descendants of the signers gently tap the bell 13 times to honor the original colonies. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-37\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-43 citation-end-43\"\u003eAmerica consumes 150 million hot dogs on this day:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, the Fourth of July is the biggest hot dog consumption day of the entire year. Lined up end-to-end, 150 million hot dogs would stretch from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles more than two times. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\" id=\"p-rc_f9e1d4d6b3abc3b2-38\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-42\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-42\"\u003eThe largest celebration outside the U.S. is in Denmark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-42 citation-end-42\"\u003e Every year since 1912, thousands of Danes and Danish-Americans gather at Rebild National Park in Denmark to celebrate American Independence Day as a tribute to the country that welcomed hundreds of thousands of Danish immigrants.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SensoryEdge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43055980838974,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/0713\/files\/JULY_4_Flag.jpg?v=1783198017","url":"https:\/\/www.sensoryedge.com\/products\/usa-flag-rug","provider":"SensoryEdge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}