Betsy Ross Homepage
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
A history of the flag and virtual tour of the Betsy Ross House.

Citylink's Fourth of July Page
http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/default.html
See their listing of firework events by state.

The Fourth of July
http://wilstar.com/holidays/july4.htm
Patriotic music, links to America's historic documents.

Fourth of July Celebrations Database
http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm
A history of the holiday full of interesting facts.

Happy Birthday America
http://www.holidays.net/independence/
Great collection of links.

Happy 4th of July from Aristotle
http://www.aristotle.net/july4th/index.html
Create your own fireworks show, send a postcard, read about history, and listen to music on this wonderful site.

Independence Day Crafts
http://familycrafts.about.com/parenting/familycrafts/msubjuly4.htm?terms=4th+of+july
From About.com, many 4th of July crafts to keep both little and large hands busy.

Kodak's Guide to Photographing Fireworks
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/specialSituations/photographingFireworks.shtml
Make those photographs count!

National Council on Fireworks Safety
http://www.fireworksafety.com/
Safety tips, statistics, and news.

Nova Online: Fireworks!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/
The science of fireworks explained in a fun and interesting way!

Star-Spangled Banner Website
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/
From the Smithsonian.


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