july 4th was declared a national holiday in 1938.
july 4th was declared a national holiday in 1938.
when was july 4th declared a national holiday?
1938
an alternative choice to commemorate the reunification could have been the day the berlin wall came down: 9 november 1989, which coincided with the anniversary of the proclamation of the german republic in 1918, and the defeat of hitler's first coup in 1923. however, 9 november was also the anniversary of the first large-scale nazi-led pogroms against jews in 1938 ("kristallnacht"), so the day was considered inappropriate as a national holiday. (see november 9 in german history.) therefore, 3 october 1990, the day of the formal reunification, was chosen instead and replaced the "day of german unity" on 17 june, the national holiday of the federal republic of germany from 1954.
german unity day
the speech alarmed local non-mormons attending the celebration. later, the church presidency published the july 4th oration, causing considerable agitation and further stoking anti-mormon sentiment throughout northwestern missouri. many contemporaries and later historians cite the july 4th oration as a contributing factor to the 1838 mormon war.









































the july 4th oration is often confused with the salt sermon.









































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bullet::::- stephen c. lesueur, "the 1838 mormon war in missouri," university of missouri press, 1990.









































bullet::::- alexander l. baugh, "a call to arms: the 1838 mormon defense of northern missouri," byu studies, 2000.









































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rigdon's july 4th oration