Volume 16 , Issue 23

NW Okie's Journey

Do you know the exact date the Declaration of Independence was signed? When did Congress declare the 4th of July a National Holiday?

That's one of many things we are exploring this week in the Weekly OkieLegacy Ezine/Tabloid. Read on to found out more. And here is another piece of history we are exploring: RCA Victor Red Seal 45rpm extended play.

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Walking With Sadie

Monday afternoon on County Road 501, North of Bayfield, Colorado, NW Okie came upon this sheared sheep (young & old) being herded North to higher elevation.

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Declaration of Independence

You all remember the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, don't you? The Declaration of Independence that Thomas Jefferson drafted between June 11 and June 28, 1776.

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1907 - Richmond, Virginia

According to The Times Dispatch, 3 July 1907, pg 5 out of Richmond, Virginia, Independence Day (July 4th) 1907, All America was busy.

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Willie Ritchie, World Champion Boxer, 1912

Remember Willie Richie of 1912? The boxer they were booming as a coming world's champion in 1912? Willie Richie, San francisco boxer, was a lightweight champion of the world.

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RCA Victor's Red Seal Label

The Red Seal label began in 1902 by the Gramophone Company in the United Kingdom, which was quickly adopted by the United States affiliate, the Victor Talking Machine Company.

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Independence Day (July 4th, 1776)

We think of the 4th of July 1776, as a day that reprints the Declaration of Independence, the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. But that date was not the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence. The actual day was on 2 July 1776.

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