Name: Celebrating the Fourth: How and Why Americans Celebrate Life, Liberty and a Powerful History
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Description: Behind the hot dogs and fireworks of Independence Day on July 4, so much creativity goes into the celebrations that we get to sit back and enjoy.

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Behind the hot dogs and fireworks of Independence Day on July 4, so much creativity goes into the celebrations that we get to sit back and enjoy.

So, to give you a sneak peek into that energy and expertise, we spoke to people across the country to show you some of the amazing ways people celebrate life, liberty, and powerful history.

<em>Hosted by award-winning documentary filmmaker and author Kay Rubacek, Life & Times travels the nation to bring you the hopeful stories behind the biggest news of today.</em>

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In a still image from a video released by NTD, Dennis Leahy Mayor of Maybrook, NY, talks to Life & Times about his role and progress while in office. (Oliver Trey/NTD)

In a still image from a video released by NTD, Nick Sainz, President of Pyrotechnic Artists of Texas, talks to Life & Times about the mechanisms behind fireworks (Oliver Trey/NTD)

In a still image from a video released by NTD, Bob Bendesky, President of The 6th Pennsylvania Regiment, talks to Life & Times about what makes a person an Living Historian (Oliver Trey/NTD)

In a still image from a video released by NTD, Paul Skousen, Constitution expert/educator talks to Life & Times about what makes the Declaration of Independence document unique. (Oliver Trey/NTD)

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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning filmmaker, author, speaker, and former host of NTD's “Life &amp; Times.” After being detained in a Chinese prison for advocating for human rights, she has dedicated her work to facing communist and socialist regimes in their modern, global forms. She has also contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010.

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