The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
Jump to: Sample Articles
Important Dates:
- July 2, 1876. Centennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is celebrated on July 2nd all over the country.
- June 1900-July 1911. Articles annually warn against raucous Fourth of July celebrations and hearken back to “sane” celebrations of yesteryear.
Suggested Search Strategies:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as
phrases using Search
Pages in Chronicling America.] Independence Day, Fourth of July, Sane Fourth, Safe and Sane Fourth, Centennial Anniversary, Centennial Celebration
- It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
Sample Articles from Chronicling America:
- "The Centennial Anniversary,"
The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, SC),
July 4, 1876, Page 8, Image 8, col.1-2.
- "The Centennial in the District,"
National Republican (Washington, DC),
July 4, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-3.
- "Day of Days,"
National Republican (Washington, DC),
July 6, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-5.
- "The Centennial Celebration of the Glorious Fourth,"
The Leavenworth Weekly Times (Leavenworth, KS),
July 13, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-8.
- "In the Olden Time,"
The Hocking Sentinel (Logan, OH),
June 28, 1900, Page 3, Image 3, col. 3-5.
- "Minneapolis Celebrating a Sane Fourth of July,"
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MN),
July 4, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4-6.
- "Sharpshooter Speaks of the Fourth,"
The Princeton Union (Princeton, MN),
July 11, 1907, Page 4, Image 4, col.4.
- "Letters to Aunt Laurie from Nephews and Nieces,"
Los Angeles herald (Los Angeles, CA),
July 3 1910, Herald Junior, Page 1, Image 57, col. 1.
- "For a Sane Fourth--Whole Nation Aroused--Scores of Cities Enroll Under Banner--Some Ghastly Statistics of Carnage,"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA),
July 3 1910, Page 5, Image 29, col. 1-7.
- "President Taft on Winding Way: Endorses Sane Fourth,"
The Marion Daily Mirror (Marion, OH),
July 3, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
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