Happy 40th, Corolle! Bebe Calin Madeleine enjoys her birthday treat. The 4th of July is either America’s birthday or its anniversary. It all depends upon how you view it. The notion of an independent nation was birthed on July 4, 1776. So, the birthday idea makes a whole lot of sense. However, it hasn’t been smooth sailing. There has been plenty of turmoil — the Civil War ring a bell — so an anniversary, implying achievement, is sensible, too. Birthdays? Anniversaries? The language is up to you.
