Read more Independence Day stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41783/independence-day.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:39:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63540/founding-fathers-that-time-forgot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence, but we only remember a few of the Founding Fathers. Mental Floss shines a light on a few of the lesser-knowns: George Read : the only statesman to oppose the Declaration of Independence. Admitted to the Philadelphia Bar at age 19, Read thought Americans...http://www.newser.com/story/63540/founding-fathers-that-time-forgot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 16:59:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63505/serial-killer-fear-grips-sc-city-before-july-4th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour serial slayings have panicked a small South Carolina city on the eve of July 4th celebrations, the Gaffney Ledger and AP report. Residents of Gaffney, SC, say they plan to stay home on Independence Day unless investigators—numbering at least 100 with an influx of state and federal agents—...http://www.newser.com/story/63505/serial-killer-fear-grips-sc-city-before-july-4th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 18:53:34 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/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