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BEST FIREWORKS ON THE OREGON COAST! Show Starts at Dusk Sponsored by the Winchester Bay Merchants Association & Salmon Harbor Marina
Waiting for the Fireworks to
start A young viewer donates to the Fireworks Fund. If you didn't get a chance to donate, saw the show this year or would like to see Fireworks in Winchester Bay next year, please send your donation to: Community Fireworks
Want to see some of the Fireworks? Unfortunately our photographer (me) didn't know just when to
take the photos!
July 4th in History: Today's History: In 1776, the text of the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress, following an independence resolution adopted two days earlier. In 1826, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died. In 1997, NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft landed on Mars. Today's Birthdays: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1964), writer Today's Sports: In 1939, over 60,000 fans honored Lou gehrig for the last time at Yankee Stadium. Gehrig, suffering from the disease that would bear his name, delivered the famous line "Today, I consider myself the ludkiest man on the face of the earth." Today's Quote: "I believe that (the adoption of the Declaration of Independence) will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other." -- John Adams Today's Fact: John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. Today's Number: 4 -- Lou Gehrig's jersey number. |
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Winchester Bay Merchants Association PO Box 1143 Winchester Bay, Oregon 97467
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