With Philadelphia set to ring in America’s 250th birthday with a big concert and fireworks show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, it’s a good time to test how much you know about the city’s most notable Fourth of July celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, PhillyVoice looked back at how Philadelphia marked the nation’s major anniversaries from the\u00a01826 jubilee<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0the “super-sized Welcome America<\/a>” of 1976.\u00a0Though the celebrations differed, they all helped shape the future of the city and the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Here are the road closures and SEPTA detours for the Fourth of July concert and fireworks<\/a><\/p>\n Some anniversaries were quieter, marked by a reading in the public square<\/a> or a decentralized approach of smaller gatherings instead of one big celebration. Others tried to live up to their predecessors<\/a>, and help propel the city forward in the process with monuments, technology and new development.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Think you’ve got it all down? Test your knowledge on the notable happenings of 1776 and Philadelphia’s Independence Day celebrations below.<\/p>\n