4 July

4 July 1776 was the date affixed to the Declaration of Independence. (PROSE: Blood and Hope) Americans of subsequent generations celebrated the day with fireworks, with big cities like Chicago having memorably large displays. (PROSE: The Gunfighters)

In 1927, Angelo Colasanto and Jack Harkness had sex immediately after arriving in New York. Looking outside, Italian immigrant Angelo mistook the fireworks that were part of the fourth of July celebrations for bombs. (TV: Immortal Sins)

In 1908 Russia, Nicky Yusupov was killed in a duel by Baron Maneufel. At the heart of their dispute was the love of a woman, Countess Marina Heyden. His brother, Felix Yusupov, remembered the event vividly and years later shared it with Liz Shaw. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin)