4th of July Rain of Fire
UPDATE: FIREWORKS MOVED TO SUNDAY! Please be aware that due to the pending storm, the Quality 1st Rain of Fire Aberdeen Fireworks will now take place on Sunday at 8:30pm.
Quality 1st Basement Systems and Quality 1st Companies will be sponsoring the Township of Aberdeen 4th of July Fireworks.
The Fireworks are set to start at 8:30pm on Thursday, July 3rd. The Rain of Fire will take place at Fireman's field on Lloyd Rd and Gerard St in Aberdeen. Don't miss the "grudge match" softball game between the Pulic Works Dept and the PBA at 6pm.
Please bring your family and friends and join us for this event! We hope you enjoy some fun facts about the 4th of July from the Pioneer Woman below:
--The “Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 and not decreed the official national anthem of the United States until 1931.
--Three U.S. Presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, died on July 4th; Adams and Jefferson died within hours of each other in 1826 while Monroe died in 1831.
--Both the Philippines and Rwanda celebrate July 4th as a day of liberation. In Southeast Asia, it is known as “Republic Day” and Rwandans celebrate “Liberation Day.”
--Americans consume about 155 million hot dogs on Independence Day alone; it is the biggest hot dog holiday of the year.
--To avoid cracking it, the Liberty Bell has not been rung since 1846. To mark the quintessential day, every fourth of July it is symbolically tapped 13 times
--The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) estimates that more than 14,000 professional firework displays light up the skies in the United States each 4th of July.
