the funny thing is that my birthday is on July 4th, and for first few years of my life before i knew any better i was always thinking "HOW DOES MY DAD AFFORD ALL THIS?!"
God bless and keep you all in America. May Americans stand United regardless of race religion political inclinations alternative lifestyles etc. In order not to give her enemies the upper hands. God bless President Trump and family and friends. Shalom and Agape to one and all in America N B Christians everywhere are praying for you, America.
Ryan Colligan, it's so sad to hear that. If "My people will humble themselves and pray I will hear from Heaven and heal their broken land." said the Lord Yehweh. The Christians themselves should be the light of the world and reach out to the lost. All is not lost, Arise and Shine, for the Glory of the Lord is Risen Upon you and go forth in the Power of the Holy Spirit.
That moment when you´re watching this as a German. And you get to know that John Green is more amazing than you thought because he doesn´t just write amazing books but also teaches you something. Thank you :)
thedudepdx one time I went to a Fourth of July party where they used fireworks illegal in my state and when the police checked it out they let it go ahead anyway because it was awesome
We don't have 4th July celebrations in the UK, instead we have Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) on the 5th November, to commemorate the day that Guy Fawkes almost blew up parliament, but the guards stopped him!
olympicsriodejaneiro If they did it would be the correct thing to do, since it led to the "Salvation of Mankind". Judas, instrument of God and reviled hero of the Christian cause!
I've never understood what Brititians are celebrating on Guy Fawkes day. Are you celebrating the fact that your government building was nearly blown up or that said explosion was prevented?
you guys don't have a official independence day because you guys didn't have to gain independence from anyone, everyone was gaining independence from you guys
What amuses me is that the nation that loves celebrating Independence Day on 4th July is the same nation that adores the British Royal family. I mean, they get more excited over them than the British do. It just seems somewhat ironic.
My culture is one that is Legacy obsessed. Because so many of us believe that we will never have a chance to be famous, we admire, for better or for worse, those who have already fulfilled the ambition. The Royal Family is, to most Americans, on the same level as Kanye and Kim. It's one of our funny quirks to adore people who do not really add much to the world outside of prominence simply due to their prominence.
Yeah, just want to take a moment to let you know that's media bullshit. Dum-Dum America's greatest talent is knowing celebrity when we see it, and, yes, celebrating it. But the royal family is niche, even in that world. The real deal is that it gives magazines and the Downton Abby set a moment to revel in what is usually 1%er oppulance crossed with outmoded pomp on the one hand, and tourists something to say they've done that will make friends back home go,"oh right, monarchy, weird," on the other.
Uhh.. I wouldn't say that america gets more excited over the royal family than brits do; I visited England during the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee (pageant), and it was literally shown on every tv channel, and you couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it, whereas nobody knew about it in the US… also my mom said "oh yeah theres the 'boat thing' happening here right?" - and the customs official gave us the dirtiest look I've ever seen.
That's what I thought, as I myself didn't get the big whoop behind it, but I wasn't sure about it, as I find myself having a tendency to not get the point behind all the hype about certain popular things, i.e. Flappy Bird, Frozen, and Candy Crush. Seriously though, Candy Crush is just bejeweled with candy, what's with all of the obsession?
Candy Crush is the monetization of the Sunk-Cost Fallacy. TL:DR version: People pay money to advance in the game, then when the game gets difficult or repetitive, they believe they should keep playing anyway since they've already sunk X amount of money into the game. Candy Crush uses psychology to literally addict players to it. The cycle of difficulty in the levels make it so that your brain thinks you are getting better by making a few levels very easy than ratcheting up the difficulty so that you can only fail. After several hours the difficulty does lower to keep you playing even if you don't want to pay, but most are pressured into buying to advance. Then once you've put your own money into the game, your brain basically says "well, we've spent this much already, might as well keep it going". This is followed by another series of easy levels making you think the investment is worth it until it ratchets up the difficulty and the cycle continues. It's the same strategy that old arcade cabinets used. Easy at first, then super difficult so you have to spend more quarters to keep going than super easy to make the investment seem worth it etc.
I know people think is cool to hate America, the United States has done some awesome and amazing stuff for humanity. The ideals of Freedom, and Liberty seem to be mocked more than they should be, and often not revered as great ideals like they should be as well.
DerickTherving When people make fun of America, it isn't the mocking of freedom and liberty or any other redundant term for rights, rather such people are mocking of the USA and many peoples' of our country constantly stating USA has always been for freedom and liberty for all when it isn't and hasn't always been the case. AKA Sam Lund thinking we helped end slavery... I hope means help end slavery to our country. Because France, UK, Netherlands, essentially all of Europe had already abolished slavery by the 1840's. In fact, our nation is among the last few that finally ended slavery. Last few nations to allow all races to vote, of the last to allow women to vote, etc. We're not really the first on liberty. We're generally middle to among the last nations to expand liberties. Mainly because we're mostly an oligarchy. And in this day in age, you can see our liberties are even piss poor when it comes to economic liberties: We still have issues with including access to health services (not just emergency service which only begin with an emergency life or death situation and end at only stabilizing the patient, not actual treatment to resolve the medical problem). We're last to ensure decent education and higher education to the people. We're last to recognize money is a corrupting influence over a democratic nation, where money oligarchy interests can shout out everyone else.
Hi John. Not a ton to say but great channel. Well put together, sparks great idea's to focus on more in depth. You speak well and these get addicting! Cheers!
The "heroic anniversary" concept is found in many nations. In my country of Greece for example, our revolution against the Ottoman Empire supposedly started on March 25th 1821, and it is celebrated as a national holiday, yet historical evidence points to the fact that not much happened on that day. A deeper analysis could support that the date of March 25th was picked because it is a big Orthodox Christian holiday, so as to give the revolution a religious "legitimacy"
Cool story. I find it interesting that so many national holidays are based off very quirky aspects. The US has a ton of weird fascinating stories but so does my native country. My native Portugal celebrates Portugal Day on June 20 each year. Why is it celebrated on the particular date? Because a beloved poet died. Luís Vaz de Camões wrote a poem about the history and achievements of the nation. Outside Portugal it's also celebrated world wide on June 10 base off the old Julian calendar. just celebrated yesterday in my local community along with many Brazilians and people from other countries here in New Jersey. Oddly enough, the date considered by scholars to be the birth of Portugal is June 24 (O.S) which is only only a few days apart but has never truly been celebrated.
V Guyver It's just that every nation needs this concept, the ability to say "this very day x years in the past, our glorious ancestors did that and etc.", but history, in a very buzzkill-like way, comes in and says "you know that revolutions don't just get declared on one particular day right?" or "you know that going through the paperwork of creating a nation needs more than a day, right?"
gijijijijijijijijijijji hey, some people are just like that. Peoplel ike that sometimes have a point, we tend to glorify legends instead of reality. Still, a national holiday is meant to be celebrated. It's a bit of a waste not to enjoy the opportunity to bond with people and take a tiny bit of pride in your culture.
Everyone have a Happy & Safe 4th of July. Thank you John Green, I subscribe to your video shows & enjoy them. I look forward to each weeks entertaining & informative installment. Thanks :-)
Michael Hill yeah wasn't he the one who passed the sedition acts? pretty much said if you say anything against our government you will be put in jail without trial… hypocrisy much?
Thank you for this light hearted episode (since we are in the middle of big downers lately, as they should be). It helped bring light to my otherwise awful day :) Best Wishes and DFTBA!
I would love for John to do a follow-up to this one where they discuss the issues and hesitancy surrounding celebrating Independence Day, especially as a minority or immigrant in this country.
Shannon Brown my father is an immigrant to this country so i have to ask this question honestly. But what gives you the right to question American citizens celebration of their independence? If you immigrated here then you should know the history of our country and what we fought to achieve. I believe you have rights just like everyone else who lives here to make a change in our modern corrupt world but what gives you the right to diss our historical achievements?
I am a historian and history professor who has studied, in depth, the impact that the "Founding Fathers" narrative has had on the historical narrative of immigrants and minorities in the United States. There is a large hesitance among African Americans and Native Americans when it comes to traditional celebrations of "freedom" and "independence," especially when tied to the traditional narrative of Independence Day in the United States. Both these (and other) minority groups were oppressed, their freedom and independence stripped from them, by the same group of "Founding Fathers" who compared their own situation to slavery, claiming that they were being oppressed by Great Britain. The entire situation is incredibly ironic. I do not question anyone's right to celebrate Independence Day in the United States. That would be ridiculous considering I celebrate it. However, I do think that we need to continue to have deeper discussions about issues of race and ethnicity in this country, and this short video does not delve into how these topics are intertwined with Fourth of July celebrations.
I find it fun how the US independence day is like the opposite of Finland's independence day. :D Not that we Finns don't go crazy (midsummer being only one of the celebrations we have that are followed by a death count) but our independence day party is ridiculously solemn and formal. Could be related to the fact that it's in the middle of winter when daylight lasts about two hours up here, everybody is too depressed. We just burn candles and watch war movies and the presidential ball on TV.
We'd probably just call you out on what a stupid decision you made in your most recent election. Whilst sipping the tea from the crates you dumped on us.
I used to go to a tiny private school in the basement of a church, and one day some soldiers were standing in the parking lot doing the gun salute for a fallen comrade. However, they neglected to tell the teachers what was going on, so we spent the rest of the morning locked in a closet thinking we were under attack.
‘1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.’ - Kurt Vonnegut.
Hey John and other crash course people, when you're done with American History, you should start a segment on Government and Economics. Since you won that competition in high school and all, I figure you'd be pretty qualified.
Celebration is great for celebration's sake. Getting together with family and friends, good food, good times and good feelings. Awesome! Also I'm Canadian, so we get our celebration in early, on the July 1, which is only ever referred to as Canada Day and not "The First of July". We seem to be able to remember the date anyway.
what Americans do best, "blowing stuff up, offering significant discounts on mattresses, driving long distances for uncomfortable family interactions, and eating lots of grilled meat"
You mistakenly said that James Madison died on July 4,1831. He actually died on June 28, 1836. James Monroe died on July 4, 1831. Please review this episode and make the change.
Or he could be like Johns dog, sensitive to sounds, so he hates gunshots and fireworks, just like I do not like Canada day fireworks for the same reason.
Don't know why this has so many thumbs down, because it's correct. The United States had a very different relationship with slavery then the most of the western world, especially the British empire.
The best explanation for building 7 I have heard was that it was "pulled", that is, it was demolished by the firefighters to help them fight the fire in the remains of the towers, but they couldn't admit that for some stupid reason. The other good explanation was that the federal agents in building 7 panicked and blew up their own house so it wouldn't fall into the hands of whomever was attacking (just like the jet fighters who flew out to sea because that was the standard plan against Russia).
You get a big hug, because I was in your position when I was 14, though that was only 8 years ago. Find people who can talk to on your own level or hang out with some older kids, though not ones who get in trouble, haha. If you can, take the opportunity to get into the post-secondary program at your school to get a jump on college.
I want to know what that van at 3:20 is? Step van on a Dodge B-series chassis, but with the regular van's front fenders/hood/grille. Never seen anything like it!
Neat. It's one of the nicest places in the world if you ask me. You can't ask for much more from a single state. There are 53 fourteeners and plains so flat you can't see anything in any direction. I love it there.
Great America and happy 242 independence day................Celebrate it with joy and success of a long hard work and commitment shown by this great nation to make America super power and a land where everyone feels secure and wants to spend life........God bless you all great citizens of USA and USA.........
Hey John I'm in the middle of reading your book 'the fault in our stars' it occurred to me last week who you actually are when I flicked to the back of the book to see your photograph in the authors section, the name John Green was not familiar to me at all but after seeing the photo, I realised I've actually been watching the videos for a long while - hahaha
the funny thing is that my birthday is on July 4th, and for first few years of my life before i knew any better i was always thinking "HOW DOES MY DAD AFFORD ALL THIS?!"
I find it interesting that you learned the concept of money before the concept of Independence Day.
+bucca2 let's just say I had an interesting childhood
Haha same
+Vinny Rodgers *you're
DAT-GAMER450 well happy birthday :)
walks outside on july 4th. takes breath of air smelling gunpowder and sulfur. "aaaahhh, freedom"
That's brimstone. You're actually in Hell. Especially if its New Jersey.
I love the smell of freedom in the morning
Ryan Colligan
God bless and keep you all in America. May Americans stand United regardless of race religion political inclinations alternative lifestyles etc. In order not to give her enemies the upper hands.
God bless President Trump and family and friends. Shalom and Agape to one and all in America
N B Christians everywhere are praying for you, America.
Ryan Colligan, it's so sad to hear that. If "My people will humble themselves and pray I will hear from Heaven and heal their broken land." said the Lord Yehweh.
The Christians themselves should be the light of the world and reach out to the lost. All is not lost, Arise and Shine, for the Glory of the Lord is Risen Upon you and go forth in the Power of the Holy Spirit.
I laughed louder than I should for the Libretage when it said "Seriously a bullet came into my house"
That moment when you´re watching this as a German. And you get to know that John Green is more amazing than you thought because he doesn´t just write amazing books but also teaches you something. Thank you :)
Anna Lein He's the best. This channel is one of the best informative channels.
It's not 4th of July unless you cross state lines to get fireworks that are illegal in your state
True
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thedudepdx one time I went to a Fourth of July party where they used fireworks illegal in my state and when the police checked it out they let it go ahead anyway because it was awesome
Can we all give a quick thumbs up to Wyoming - i may not live there but i sure appreciate their fireworks stands!
@Harrison Stott cops should do that for drug users.
"seriously, a bullet came into my house" xD
+Tom Cummings Stan, are you there? Never change, buddy.
We don't have 4th July celebrations in the UK, instead we have Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) on the 5th November, to commemorate the day that Guy Fawkes almost blew up parliament, but the guards stopped him!
Its almost like Christians celebrating the day Judas handed over Jesus to Roman soldiers, except that traitor actually succeeded in his goal.
olympicsriodejaneiro
That implies that we like our government and that we aren't celebrating that it nearly got blown up............
olympicsriodejaneiro If they did it would be the correct thing to do, since it led to the "Salvation of Mankind".
Judas, instrument of God and reviled hero of the Christian cause!
I've never understood what Brititians are celebrating on Guy Fawkes day. Are you celebrating the fact that your government building was nearly blown up or that said explosion was prevented?
you guys don't have a official independence day because you guys didn't have to gain independence from anyone, everyone was gaining independence from you guys
What amuses me is that the nation that loves celebrating Independence Day on 4th July is the same nation that adores the British Royal family. I mean, they get more excited over them than the British do. It just seems somewhat ironic.
My culture is one that is Legacy obsessed. Because so many of us believe that we will never have a chance to be famous, we admire, for better or for worse, those who have already fulfilled the ambition. The Royal Family is, to most Americans, on the same level as Kanye and Kim. It's one of our funny quirks to adore people who do not really add much to the world outside of prominence simply due to their prominence.
Yeah, just want to take a moment to let you know that's media bullshit. Dum-Dum America's greatest talent is knowing celebrity when we see it, and, yes, celebrating it. But the royal family is niche, even in that world. The real deal is that it gives magazines and the Downton Abby set a moment to revel in what is usually 1%er oppulance crossed with outmoded pomp on the one hand, and tourists something to say they've done that will make friends back home go,"oh right, monarchy, weird," on the other.
Uhh.. I wouldn't say that america gets more excited over the royal family than brits do; I visited England during the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee (pageant), and it was literally shown on every tv channel, and you couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it, whereas nobody knew about it in the US… also my mom said "oh yeah theres the 'boat thing' happening here right?" - and the customs official gave us the dirtiest look I've ever seen.
That's what I thought, as I myself didn't get the big whoop behind it, but I wasn't sure about it, as I find myself having a tendency to not get the point behind all the hype about certain popular things, i.e. Flappy Bird, Frozen, and Candy Crush. Seriously though, Candy Crush is just bejeweled with candy, what's with all of the obsession?
Candy Crush is the monetization of the Sunk-Cost Fallacy. TL:DR version: People pay money to advance in the game, then when the game gets difficult or repetitive, they believe they should keep playing anyway since they've already sunk X amount of money into the game.
Candy Crush uses psychology to literally addict players to it. The cycle of difficulty in the levels make it so that your brain thinks you are getting better by making a few levels very easy than ratcheting up the difficulty so that you can only fail. After several hours the difficulty does lower to keep you playing even if you don't want to pay, but most are pressured into buying to advance. Then once you've put your own money into the game, your brain basically says "well, we've spent this much already, might as well keep it going". This is followed by another series of easy levels making you think the investment is worth it until it ratchets up the difficulty and the cycle continues.
It's the same strategy that old arcade cabinets used. Easy at first, then super difficult so you have to spend more quarters to keep going than super easy to make the investment seem worth it etc.
I know people think is cool to hate America, the United States has done some awesome and amazing stuff for humanity. The ideals of Freedom, and Liberty seem to be mocked more than they should be, and often not revered as great ideals like they should be as well.
Ya, if it wasn't for america there would still be empires.
Yeah, and we helped end slavey. Only took 250 years...
DerickTherving When people make fun of America, it isn't the mocking of freedom and liberty or any other redundant term for rights, rather such people are mocking of the USA and many peoples' of our country constantly stating USA has always been for freedom and liberty for all when it isn't and hasn't always been the case. AKA Sam Lund thinking we helped end slavery... I hope means help end slavery to our country. Because France, UK, Netherlands, essentially all of Europe had already abolished slavery by the 1840's.
In fact, our nation is among the last few that finally ended slavery. Last few nations to allow all races to vote, of the last to allow women to vote, etc.
We're not really the first on liberty. We're generally middle to among the last nations to expand liberties. Mainly because we're mostly an oligarchy.
And in this day in age, you can see our liberties are even piss poor when it comes to economic liberties:
We still have issues with including access to health services (not just emergency service which only begin with an emergency life or death situation and end at only stabilizing the patient, not actual treatment to resolve the medical problem).
We're last to ensure decent education and higher education to the people.
We're last to recognize money is a corrupting influence over a democratic nation, where money oligarchy interests can shout out everyone else.
it's the hypocrisy of espousing freedom and liberty while systematically crushing it that encourages mockery
+Tom Cummings nobody was perfect back then
Hi John. Not a ton to say but great channel. Well put together, sparks great idea's to focus on more in depth. You speak well and these get addicting! Cheers!
And your teacher/peer ( forgot) , well done extended as well and to the crew.
insert grammar above.
Teacheer
"they have all their fingers... and that seems like too many"
xD
The "heroic anniversary" concept is found in many nations. In my country of Greece for example, our revolution against the Ottoman Empire supposedly started on March 25th 1821, and it is celebrated as a national holiday, yet historical evidence points to the fact that not much happened on that day. A deeper analysis could support that the date of March 25th was picked because it is a big Orthodox Christian holiday, so as to give the revolution a religious "legitimacy"
Cool story. I find it interesting that so many national holidays are based off very quirky aspects. The US has a ton of weird fascinating stories but so does my native country.
My native Portugal celebrates Portugal Day on June 20 each year. Why is it celebrated on the particular date? Because a beloved poet died. Luís Vaz de Camões wrote a poem about the history and achievements of the nation.
Outside Portugal it's also celebrated world wide on June 10 base off the old Julian calendar. just celebrated yesterday in my local community along with many Brazilians and people from other countries here in New Jersey.
Oddly enough, the date considered by scholars to be the birth of Portugal is June 24 (O.S) which is only only a few days apart but has never truly been celebrated.
V Guyver
It's just that every nation needs this concept, the ability to say "this very day x years in the past, our glorious ancestors did that and etc.", but history, in a very buzzkill-like way, comes in and says "you know that revolutions don't just get declared on one particular day right?" or "you know that going through the paperwork of creating a nation needs more than a day, right?"
gijijijijijijijijijijji hey, some people are just like that. Peoplel ike that sometimes have a point, we tend to glorify legends instead of reality.
Still, a national holiday is meant to be celebrated. It's a bit of a waste not to enjoy the opportunity to bond with people and take a tiny bit of pride in your culture.
V Guyver
Indeed, you are absolutely right
*Me doing research for my school project*
*John Green rolls in*
Me: Well this is a pleasant surprise!
The best way to study for your history AP tesy
Test
Thanks Mr. Green for explaining history of American Independence in so much detail and you made it so interesting...Happy independence day USA
I'm preparing a Illumination party on the 2nd now
I wanted to do that too, but y'know... carbon emissions. So I made a celebratory Facebook post.
Everyone have a Happy & Safe 4th of July. Thank you John Green, I subscribe to your video shows & enjoy them. I look forward to each weeks entertaining & informative installment. Thanks :-)
I don't know why John Adams has a reputation for being a stick in the mud. He knew how to throw a holiday.
Mostly because he was for the most part a terrible president. About the only thing he did right was hand power orderly to his rival, Thomas Jefferson.
Michael Hill yeah wasn't he the one who passed the sedition acts? pretty much said if you say anything against our government you will be put in jail without trial… hypocrisy much?
Yep, that was him.
+mustang6172 celebrate the birth of your country by blowing up a small part of it, truly the American way
Robby Bach are we talking about fireworks?
Thank you for this light hearted episode (since we are in the middle of big downers lately, as they should be). It helped bring light to my otherwise awful day :)
Best Wishes and DFTBA!
I would love for John to do a follow-up to this one where they discuss the issues and hesitancy surrounding celebrating Independence Day, especially as a minority or immigrant in this country.
Shannon Brown my father is an immigrant to this country so i have to ask this question honestly. But what gives you the right to question American citizens celebration of their independence? If you immigrated here then you should know the history of our country and what we fought to achieve.
I believe you have rights just like everyone else who lives here to make a change in our modern corrupt world but what gives you the right to diss our historical achievements?
I am a historian and history professor who has studied, in depth, the impact that the "Founding Fathers" narrative has had on the historical narrative of immigrants and minorities in the United States. There is a large hesitance among African Americans and Native Americans when it comes to traditional celebrations of "freedom" and "independence," especially when tied to the traditional narrative of Independence Day in the United States. Both these (and other) minority groups were oppressed, their freedom and independence stripped from them, by the same group of "Founding Fathers" who compared their own situation to slavery, claiming that they were being oppressed by Great Britain. The entire situation is incredibly ironic.
I do not question anyone's right to celebrate Independence Day in the United States. That would be ridiculous considering I celebrate it. However, I do think that we need to continue to have deeper discussions about issues of race and ethnicity in this country, and this short video does not delve into how these topics are intertwined with Fourth of July celebrations.
As someone born on July 2, I agree with John Adams about how we should celebrate the day.
same here
Despite this one minor error, I do love Crash Course and John Green and everyone involved =) Keep up the fantastic work!
watching this on July 2nd 2019
You should do a "history behind valentine's day" video. No one knows much about it
Sure there is lots of info...look up St Valentine..I think that's it.
I'm watching this on July 4th. Happy Independence Day Crash Course! :)
I find it fun how the US independence day is like the opposite of Finland's independence day. :D Not that we Finns don't go crazy (midsummer being only one of the celebrations we have that are followed by a death count) but our independence day party is ridiculously solemn and formal. Could be related to the fact that it's in the middle of winter when daylight lasts about two hours up here, everybody is too depressed. We just burn candles and watch war movies and the presidential ball on TV.
In the spirit of the US, this July 4th I am igniting red-coloured fireworks.
imagine if someone went over to the British and start dumping tea 🍵 on them.
It won't make a difference as they are already drowning with British tea! XD
Then I guess we shall steal the tea and have a Boston tea party while playing dress up.😈
But near the ocean.
We'd probably just call you out on what a stupid decision you made in your most recent election.
Whilst sipping the tea from the crates you dumped on us.
Umm.. I will drink it.... And spit it on yo face
"actual bullethole in stan's actual window"
i never thought i'd hear a phrase so white
this is really my favorite ❤️❤️❤️ channel.
Hey, thanks so much for an amazing show.
This episode was beautiful. *blows some stuff up in the parking lot*
Yes! The Greens know the difference between a cookout and a barbecue.
"Seriously, a bullet came into my house." Oh Stan, you character you.
I can't believe this is 10 years old.. really like this course
Happy July 4th!!🇺🇲🎖️🎉
JOHN FIX YOUR SLEEVE!!!! It was bugging me the whole time.
Let's go America 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Jaime Alonzo .....
"Seriously a bullet came into my house"
--Stan, via the Libertage
Why no mention of Frederick Douglass?
Came here for my daily dose of John Green videos and some information. Thanks for the great video, as always.
July Fourth is my birthday.
I used to go to a tiny private school in the basement of a church, and one day some soldiers were standing in the parking lot doing the gun salute for a fallen comrade. However, they neglected to tell the teachers what was going on, so we spent the rest of the morning locked in a closet thinking we were under attack.
omg did you just summed up american stereotypes in a single sentence? that's awesome.
‘1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.’ - Kurt Vonnegut.
I should trek to NY for a show some time. Looks awesome.
July 2nd 2019, anybody?
Memetic Proportions yep
July 4 is today
It’s also a day where Aliens come and blow our stuff up
Didn't James MONROE die in 1831?
Yes he got that one wrong.
Hey John and other crash course people, when you're done with American History, you should start a segment on Government and Economics. Since you won that competition in high school and all, I figure you'd be pretty qualified.
Celebration is great for celebration's sake. Getting together with family and friends, good food, good times and good feelings. Awesome!
Also I'm Canadian, so we get our celebration in early, on the July 1, which is only ever referred to as Canada Day and not "The First of July". We seem to be able to remember the date anyway.
WHY COULDN'T HE EAT JUST 1 MORE REALLY!!!!!!
what Americans do best, "blowing stuff up, offering significant discounts on mattresses, driving long distances for uncomfortable family interactions, and eating lots of grilled meat"
You mistakenly said that James Madison died on July 4,1831. He actually died on June 28, 1836. James Monroe died on July 4, 1831.
Please review this episode and make the change.
John Green is perfect to me.
The bit at the end was beautiful
Basically the real independence day should have been july 2nd.
MURICAAAAAA
Stop saying murica it's America you idiot
MaGmAtIc its a joke you ding dong
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
Same too.Happy 4th of july.I wish I am an american
Harvey Hilario Thanks
Watching this 5 years later.
Thank you for not bashing the U.S. today! Happy 146th Canada!
Once a year comment
'MURICA
Stan must be Mexican.
Or he could be like Johns dog, sensitive to sounds, so he hates gunshots and fireworks, just like I do not like Canada day fireworks for the same reason.
olympicsriodejaneiro the kind of neighborhoods where people sell fireworks out their trunks are Mexican neighborhoods.
Don't know why this has so many thumbs down, because it's correct. The United States had a very different relationship with slavery then the most of the western world, especially the British empire.
The hot dog fireworks at the end! Thank you, Thought Cafe. It made my day.
The first 30 seconds of this video completely sum up this country
America laid down the groundwork for every free country in the world
Happy 4th of July 2018!
I watch so much crash course i love it
My dog absolutely agrees with Willy about 'fireworks season'.
The best explanation for building 7 I have heard was that it was "pulled", that is, it was demolished by the firefighters to help them fight the fire in the remains of the towers, but they couldn't admit that for some stupid reason. The other good explanation was that the federal agents in building 7 panicked and blew up their own house so it wouldn't fall into the hands of whomever was attacking (just like the jet fighters who flew out to sea because that was the standard plan against Russia).
I have no idea why I'm following the American history of John's hair style. This is one of the better ones lol
I like how you complement him before disagreeing with him. After all, you have to get behind someone before you can stab them in the back.
I was born in Mongolia, raised in Britain and currently roaming around central-east Asia.
You get a big hug, because I was in your position when I was 14, though that was only 8 years ago. Find people who can talk to on your own level or hang out with some older kids, though not ones who get in trouble, haha. If you can, take the opportunity to get into the post-secondary program at your school to get a jump on college.
Actually, EPCOT has a show called "Illuminations" that includes fireworks!
4th July 2023
Happy Independence Day
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I want to know what that van at 3:20 is? Step van on a Dodge B-series chassis, but with the regular van's front fenders/hood/grille. Never seen anything like it!
Thank you, sir. Happy America Day (as one of my friends calls it). Hope you had a good one.
My home town still has a HUGE bonfire every year on the 4th.
Neat. It's one of the nicest places in the world if you ask me. You can't ask for much more from a single state. There are 53 fourteeners and plains so flat you can't see anything in any direction. I love it there.
Great America and happy 242 independence day................Celebrate it with joy and success of a long hard work and commitment shown by this great nation to make America super power and a land where everyone feels secure and wants to spend life........God bless you all great citizens of USA and USA.........
An American friend once asked me if we have the fourth of July in Canada. I said we did. It helps full that gap between to third and the fifth.
blowing stuff up
Hey John I'm in the middle of reading your book 'the fault in our stars' it occurred to me last week who you actually are when I flicked to the back of the book to see your photograph in the authors section, the name John Green was not familiar to me at all but after seeing the photo, I realised I've actually been watching the videos for a long while - hahaha
You should make one about Veterans Day.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet, but James Monroe, not James Madison, died on July 4th, 1831.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULYYYYY
I'm just so glad to be born on a wonderful historic day.
I'm watching this on July 4th 2016
Awesome video! I made a blog post on the 4th as well and even mentioned the dead guys.
The hot dog eating contest was like 10 mins from me!!! The only thing we are on tv for lol
thanks for "The Fault In Our Stars"
I didn't know that about the protests in France. I'm going to look that up now.
haha Monroe and Madison are interchangeable for me too lol
Who’s watching this in July 4th? 💙💙
Happy 4th of July
This video is cool I like learning videos
I'm from Canada. I have family in the states. July 1 = Canada day. July 4 = Independence day. Add them together you get North America is awesome week.
Joey Chestnut is a national treasure!