Defines or explains various words commonly associated with Independence Day, such as "barbecue, " "fireworks, " and "liberty, " and gives their origin or historical background.
After holiday fireworks and a barbecue, Matthew goes to bed worried about fire safety and finds himself joining the Midnight Fire Department in his dreams.
The thirteen colonies unite in the desire for independence, select Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence, and carry the news of independence across the colonial settlements.