Independence Day, July 4th is America's biggest holiday. Its her birthday; but it doesn't mark the day she won her independence, it marks the day when it was declared. And the Irish were there. Great numbers if them filled the ranks of Washington’s patriot army from foot soldiers to high ranking officers, and those who were unable to suffer the hardship of a colonial soldier, contributed in other ways. The military won the war, but who led the march toward the battlefield? It was the settlers, merchants, and community leaders who really shaped our destiny, for they were the ones who dreamt the … [Read more...] about The Fourth of July