{"id":721,"date":"2011-06-29T14:42:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2011\/06\/29\/july-4th-happy-birthday-usa\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T18:42:16","slug":"july-4th-happy-birthday-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2011\/06\/29\/july-4th-happy-birthday-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4th&#8230;Happy  Birthday USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/06\/Happy-birthday-america-300x35.jpg\" alt=\"Happy birthday america\" width=\"415\" height=\"77\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>On July 4, 1776,<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Americans  claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. Every day  thousands leave their homeland to come to the \u201cland of the free and the  home of the brave\u201d so they can begin their American Dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic  people. Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and  independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. Through the  Internet we are learning about and communicating with people of  different nations, with different languages and different races  throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with understanding and  knowledge can only benefit all nations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Au Pair in  America is dedicated to cultural exchange and hopes all our host  families and au pairs are celebrating this truly American holiday  together!\u00a0 Enjoy your barbeques, picnics, and all the fireworks!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Click\u00a0 for a schedule of fireworks.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/dc.about.com\/od\/specialevents\/a\/4thofJuly_2.htm\">July 4,  2011 fireworks<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 4, 1776, Americans claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the \u201cland of the free and the home of the brave\u201d so they can begin their American Dream. The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. 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