RI town boasts USA's longest-running July 4th fest (AP

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_us/us_oldest_july4_celebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.9ac3809fd9df4ad7a87232d59c54d55c.oldest_july_4_celebration_risr101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=QaIZU1ViIFFcEJDFvDtDXg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Kris Larson, left, and Peter Lopes attach an American flag to a soccer-themed Independence Day parade float in Bristol, R.I., Monday, June 30, 2009. Bristol residents have marked July 4th every year since 1785, allowing the town to lay claim to the nation's oldest Independence Day celebration. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>AP - In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.</p><br clear="all"/>

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