The Compass: United States of America's bigfoot protection and dark skies

Travel around the U.S.A. as people prepare to celebrate the country's birthday.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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THE COMPASS

This week's virtual field trip takes us around the U.S.A. as people prepare to celebrate the country's birthday. Find out why we celebrate on the 4th of July when independence was declared on July 2nd. This is how fireworks came to America and discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks.

PHOTOGRAPH BY TING SHEN, XINHUA NEWS AGENCY / REDUX America declared independence on July 2—so why is the 4th a holiday? The colonies had already voted for freedom from British rule, but debates over slavery held up the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence. WRONG DATE?

ILLUSTRATION BY BETTMANN, GETTY Red, white, and boom? How fireworks came to America From bamboo torches to high tech displays, the U.S. and countries around the world have put their own spin on fireworks. HERE COMES THE BOOM

PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN IRISH Discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks From massive glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, national parks offer some of America’s wildest and most iconic landscapes. A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

HINT: ON NOVEMBER 12, 1954, A NORWEGIAN MERCHANT SEAMAN BECAME THE LAST PERSON TO PASS THROUGH HERE. CLICK TO SEE IF YOU'RE RIGHT!

PHOTOGRAPH BY UIG / BRIDGEMAN / ACI President George Washington: calm, cool, and collected commander in chief Patient, modest, and deliberate: George Washington gave the United States the steady hand necessary to guide it through a revolutionary birth and its tumultuous early years. DEVOTED TO THE NATION

GOOD READS

1. How ‘America the Beautiful’ was born 2. Betsy Ross likely didn’t sew the first U.S. flag 3. You can't kill bigfoot in Washington and more odd animal laws 4. 10 perfect ways to cool off in the U.S.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN HEEB, LAIF / REDUX Dark sky tourism is on the rise across the U.S. Where are the best places to stargaze in the U.S.? A growing list of Dark Sky Preserves shows where to avoid light pollution and see the stars. LOOK UP!

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