Read more Fourth of July stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31071/fourth-of-july.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:34:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63556/palin-ducks-media-glare-on-day-after.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe day after announcing her resignation, Sarah Palin lay so low that even a spokesman couldn't name her whereabouts, the AP reports. Alaska's governor wasn't at the Capitol building or the governor's mansion. Spokesman David Murrow said Palin had plans to visit Juneau, the state capital, to celebrate the 4th...http://www.newser.com/story/63556/palin-ducks-media-glare-on-day-after.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 18:25:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63429/how-other-countries-party-on-their-july-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans chow down on hot dogs and embrace their inner pyromaniac on July 4—but what about everyone else? William Sertl of Gourmet looks at national days from around the globe...and the eats that accompany them. Australia Day (Jan. 26) Beer, grilled fish, shucked oysters, and chipotle pork cheeseburgers...http://www.newser.com/story/63429/how-other-countries-party-on-their-july-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 14:08:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63529/dick-cavett-fireworks-way-better-in-the-good-ol-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTalk show legend Dick Cavett didn’t just like fireworks as a kid. “I loved them,” he writes in the New York Times . Not the pro displays, and definitely not “the despised ‘safe & sane’ fountains, sprinklers and snakes” that “girls and sissies liked.” No, he liked “the big stuff. The...http://www.newser.com/story/63529/dick-cavett-fireworks-way-better-in-the-good-ol-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 10:41:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63407/libertys-crown-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Statue of Liberty's crown reopened to the public today for the first time since the 9/11 attacks, reports the Daily News . The first people allowed up were seven US servicemen who took the oath to become citizens. Those interested in ascending the narrow staircase to the top better be...http://www.newser.com/story/63407/libertys-crown-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63488/mlb-fetes-gehrigs-luckiest-man-speech-at-70.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. “It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of...http://www.newser.com/story/63488/mlb-fetes-gehrigs-luckiest-man-speech-at-70.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63372/fireworks-bah-humbug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLooking forward to the Fourth of July fireworks? You’re probably a moron, writes Troy Patterson of Slate. Look, it’s fine if you want to use a Roman candle at the family cookout: “Doing dangerous stuff in your cousin’s backyard is an important element of American culture.” But pro fireworks are...http://www.newser.com/story/63372/fireworks-bah-humbug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 13:46:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63405/brits-find-rare-copy-of-declaration-of-independence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn original print of the Declaration of Independence has been discovered stashed away in the British National Archives in West London, the Daily Mail reports. One of 26 known surviving copies from the document’s initial print run, it's thought to be worth more than $8 million. The archive doesn’t intend...http://www.newser.com/story/63405/brits-find-rare-copy-of-declaration-of-independence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63075/cash-strapped-cities-ditch-fireworks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 50 US cities are so strapped for money that they're ditching their July 4th fireworks displays, reports the Los Angeles Times . "It came down to this: Did we want to spend $150,000 on something that would be over in a few hours?" asked the mayor of a small...http://www.newser.com/story/63075/cash-strapped-cities-ditch-fireworks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 2:19:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62758/us-rescinds-party-invite-to-iran-envoys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo fireworks for you, Iranian diplomats. The State Department today rescinded an invitation to Iran's envoys to attend Fourth of July celebrations at US embassies around the world, reports the Washington Times . Hillary Clinton notified her underlings that "circumstances have changed" and cited Tehran's "unjust actions." At the White House,...http://www.newser.com/story/62758/us-rescinds-party-invite-to-iran-envoys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 20:38:03 CDT