Independence Day
Friday, July 4th, 1997“Independence Day,” Heather corrected her mother testily. “What’s that, dear?” Mrs. Meinders asked distractedly. “The holiday is called Independence Day, not the Fourth of July,” Heather repeated. She breathed out a sigh of exasperation. She had argued this point with countless people over the years. It was a major pet-peeve of hers. “Do we call Halloween, October thirty-first? Do we say ‘Happy December twenty-fifth’? No! This is the only holiday that people refuse to...
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