Just the July 4th facts, ma’am

There’s going to be a lot of hoopla around town on Monday, July 4th, as most offices are closed and everyone is picnicking, barbecuing and gathering with friends. (Reporters and editors will be working, taking photos, interviewing celebrants ... be nice to them, please.)

But do you really want to have some fun on the 4th? Try your hand at a little bit of trivia.

First, let’s start with newspapers. Which newspaper first printed the Declaration of Independence? That’s the Pennsylvania Evening Post, which closed its doors in 1784. This newspaper was started in 1775 by Benjamin Towne.