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What did July 4th look like before fireworks?
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0:54Now PlayingYou know the fireworks. But did you know July 4th once involved cannon blasts, pyramid bonfires, and didn’t become a paid holiday until FDR?
Historian Douglas Brinkley explains how America’s biggest celebration came to be — and why it’s “the ultimate Americana moment.”
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