THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

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JULY 4th, 1776

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."  – The Declaration of Independence 

"Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776" 

by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were named to a committee to prepare a declaration of independence. Jefferson (standing) did the actual writing because he was known as a good writer. Congress deleted Jefferson's most extravagant rhetoric and accusations.

The 56 signatures on The Declaration of Independence here