It’s the Fourth of July, a day American’s have celebrated as Independence Day for more than 200 years.

If you’re not traveling out of town or planning a barbeque at home, Fountain Park will be the place to be this evening, with the annual Fourth at the Fountain event set to kick off at 6 p.m. From bounce houses and climbing walls to a live DJ, food and fun, there’s sure to be plenty of entertainment on hand to keep everyone partying until the sun goes down.

It wouldn’t be the Fourth without fireworks, so those who want to catch the show will want to have a spot picked out on the lawn by 9 p.m.

As always, this event is free and open to the public, so everyone is encouraged to slap on some sunscreen, grab a blanket and head to the park for some holiday fun.

That is, of course, unless you prefer to side with John Adams and already celebrated Independence Day on July 2.

It turns out Americans have never really been able to agree on anything unanimously, including when to celebrate the country’s birth.

Way back in 1776, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee pitched the idea that the U.S. colonies should claim their independence. That motion was shelved for about a month while some other Washington big-wigs drafted a formal document to explain why the colonies desired independence from Great Britain.

What came of that process was a little document called the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted on July 4th of that same year. However, Lee’s resolution was actually passed on July 2, two days before the adoption of the Declaration. Because of that fact, Adams always held that July 2 should have been the day for celebration, not July 4.

The bizarre twist to this tale is that Adams actually died on July 4 about 50 years later. However, given his staunch belief concerning the timing of the holiday, we like to think he at least had the opportunity to celebrate one final Independence Day before taking his well-deserved rest.