A baby contracts (gets) infant botulism by swallowing the botulism spores at a moment in time when the baby's large intestine is vulnerable to spore germination and toxin production. Medical science does not yet understand all the factors that make a baby susceptible to botulism spore germination.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The first ever Independence Day celebration took place in 1777 in Bristol, Rhode Island and Philadelphia. The celebration in Bristol consisted of a 13-gun salute in the morning and another at night.