Luke Owen celebrates the Fourth of July by looking at six things you didn’t know about Independence Day…
Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: ‘We will not go quietly into the night!’ We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
Aw yeah – it’s Independence Day!
Perhaps one of the best examples of a Hollywood summer blockbuster, 1996’s Independence Day is a superb movie with great action, likeable characters and hilarious dialogue. It’s a movie that takes it subject matter seriously while not taking itself too seriously. Plus, you’ll never forget the first time you saw the White House blow up. So let’s look at five things you may not know about Independence Day…
Originally published July 4, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
