July 4, 1776 is the day in which the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted, making America a nation state independent from that of Britain.  One year later, in 1777, the 4th of July was to be forever recognized as a national holiday.  The new nation celebrated its first Independence Day with bonfires, bells, and fireworks.  Today, over 200 years later, the grand nation of America celebrates in a much similar fashion.  Simply replacing bells with other equally important methods of celebration including: snickering when the nearly empty ketchup bottle portrays the sound of saturated flatulence, passing a beach ball through ones legs in the swimming pool resulting in the illusion that the beach ball has actually exited the individuals anus, and partially dangling an uncooked frankfurter out ones trouser zipper. 

The final letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote in his lifetime glorified the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence saying, "May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, the signal of arousing men to burst the chains, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government".  Sadly, the significant credence captured in Jefferson's historic words would be hindered in time.  Little did Jefferson know that the nation he fought and dreamed for would one day gaze upon his brilliant words and find it frightfully difficult to read the words "arousing men" without chuckling.

What it means to be an American today has altered greatly since Jefferson's time.  Our country has evolved into a cliché stomping ground where predictability has reached an all time high.  Regardless where you live, from Maine to Hawaii, the situations we find ourselves in are commonplace for all Americans.  On the left of this screen are typical places or happenings where strictly "American" events and feelings take place.  Each headline will lead you to a new page where you will be able to celebrate and relate to our nation’s greatness in a not so patriotic way.