July 4, 1901 – the 125th Anniversary of 1776

July 29, 2026

By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1901, was the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, celebrated in the new century, the 20th century. There were now 45 states, and William McKinley was the President. His vice president was Theodore Roosevelt, who would take over as President in two more months when McKinley…
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July 4, 1876 – The Centennial

July 22, 2026

By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1876 was the Centennial celebration. There were 37 states in 1876, though Colorado would become the 38th in the following month of August. Ulysses S. Grant was President, with no vice president after the death of Henry Wilson. Chicopee’s population was over 10,000. Our brick Gothic Town…
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July 4, 1851 – The 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

July 15, 2026

By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1851 was the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There were 31 states in 1851. Millard Fillmore was President, the last Whig party president, who succeeded to office after the death of Zachary Taylor, and left the position of vice president vacant. Between the years 1826, when…
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July 4, 1826 – The 50th Anniversary of 1776

July 9, 2026

By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1826, was the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There were 24 states in 1826. John Quincy Adams, son of our second President, John Adams, was President. That day saw the remarkable coincidence of former President John Adams, and his successor in office,…
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July 4, 1801 – The 25th Anniversary of Independence

July 1, 2026

By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice-President Today we have a look back at 1801, the 25th anniversary of the start of our Revolution. There were 16 states in 1801. Thomas Jefferson was president, having been inaugurated four months previously in March for the first of his two terms. He defeated John Adams, but tied with Aaron Burr…
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