On July 2, 1776 the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. After approving the vote for independence, attention was directed at writing the "Declaration of Independence".
The "Declaration of Independence" was to be a statement explaining this decision to seek independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson was the principal author, and the Declaration was approved and signed on July 4, 1776. A nation was born!
Coincidentally, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.
This is one of my very favorite holidays and a time to reflect and remember how it all began!
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