Happy birthday to us,
Happy birthday to us,
Happy 220th birthday King Arthur…
Happy birthday to US!

That’s U.S., as in in United States of America, celebrating its 234th birthday this coming weekend. Though America is 14 years older than King Arthur, we feel like we’ve grown up together. Through decades of prosperity and harmony, interspersed with wars and economic downturns, the United States – and King Arthur – have both endured. And flourished. (more…)