Independence Day July 4,1776 Happy July 4th!

During the picnics, recreation, and fireworks, we can all remember the solemn beginning of this holiday, when 13 colonies came together to make a Declaration of Independence, and an affirmation of the rights and responsibilities of all humans in our eternal vigilance, the price of Liberty.

The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
by John Trumbull

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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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