In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...

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Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators met in Boston on Monday for what was billed as a “vigorous” debate, but what actually occurred was the sort of bipartisan collegiality rarely seen anymore.