Today is Friday, July 4th, 2025; Karen's Korner #5396
Happy 4th of July!
Happy Independence Day
as our country celebrates
its 249th birthday!
Our 250th next year!!
Makes me think of Kate Smith and her singing of "God Bless America!" written by Irving Berlin:
"God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
"From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home
God bless America, My home sweet home."
"Berlin initially wrote the 'God Bless America' in 1918 when he was drafted into WWI stationed at Camp Upton in Yaphank, on Long Island, New York as part of Yip, Yip, Yaphank, a musical revue to raise money. He scrapped the song from the show however and didn’t look at it again until he revised the lyrics fo Kim Smtih to perform in 1941." As we were on the brink of WWII.
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