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Now that summer is here it reminded me of all the fun we had at the Bayville Beaches. My friend Connie and I spent many wonderful days there; Dad would drop us off on his way to town hall and pick us up on his way home. Kids were safe back then and parents didn't need to worry. As we got older, sailing was added to our summer fun, but in 1954 we just enjoyed the beach. Ann Grunewald and Connie Santacroce
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Ann & Connie Connie & Ann
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I was wondering if anyone knows when Billy Joel was inducted into the Hicksville Wall of Fame. Also, does anyone have any pictures of his graduation in '92? If you have any info or pics, I'd love to hear about it. Please e-mail me at krisauline@aol.com.
Kristina (Uihlein) Holzweiss '87
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4th of July Trivia
Did You Know?
- The fireworks imported from China into the United States were valued at $164.2 million, in 2004.
- Japan purchases more fireworks than any other country.
- The projected number of U.S. residents will be 296.5 million by July 4, 2005.
- It is estimated that there were 2.5 million people living in the colonies in July 1776.
- There are 30 places in the United States with the word "liberty" in their name.
- There are 11 places in the United States with the word "independence" in their name.
- There are five places in the United States with the word "freedom" in their name.
- There are five places in the United States with the word "America" in their name.
- There is one city in Indiana named "Patriot."
- The U.S. flags imported into the United States were valued at $5.2 million, in 2004.
- The estimated amount of hot dogs eaten by Americans on the Fourth of July is 150 million.
- There is a 58 percent chance that the beans on an American plate for a Fourth of July picnic came from North Dakota, Michigan or Nebraska.
- There is a 45 percent chance that the corn on the cob eaten by an American for a Fourth of July picnic came from California or Florida.
- One-half of the potatoes made for chips or salad at an Independence Day cookout were grown in Idaho or Washington.
- Approximately 69 million Americans participated in a Fourth of July barbecue in 2004.
- The number of foreign-born residents in the United States was 34 million in 2004 and 53 percent of that amount were born in Latin America.
- The number of immigrants granted legal permanent residence in the United States was 706,000, in 2003.
- The number of immigrants who became naturalized citizens in the United States was 463,000, in 2003.
Data courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
From: http://www.history.com/
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