Although Boston’s Fourth of July fireworks are a spectacle on their own, CBS decided to jazz them up with more exciting and historic settings. In other words, CBS fabricated the settings of the fireworks for millions of viewers, putting them behind the State House, Quincy Market, Fenway Park and other places that they simply were [...]
History meets modern meets love in Virginia
July 16, 2009 1 Comment
Those in search of the perfect summer weekend head to Loudoun County.
Pausing on local history
July 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
July 4 has come and gone, but one local expert urges our generation not to forget.
The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Blast has a story in the works next week about whether people think the history surrounding The Fourth of July still matters. For now, here’s the document that started it all… WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, [...]
Happy Fourth of July… Funny or Die style
July 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
It’s been 13 years since aliens invaded, but is that the best Fourth ever?
