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  2. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The wording of the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, and sent to the printer for publication. There is a distinct change in wording from this original broadside printing of the Declaration and the final official engrossed copy.

  3. Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

  4. Spirit of '76 (sentiment) - Wikipedia

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    The revolution begun by Americans on July 4, 1776, would never end. It would inspire all peoples living under the burden of oppression and ignorance to open their eyes to the rights of mankind, to overturn the power of tyrants, and to declare the triumph of equality over inequality." [2] Painting of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale (1805)

  5. The History of the 4th of July and Why We Celebrate It - AOL

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    On July 2nd, 1776, Lee’s motion for independence was approved. Two days later, on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted—and America became a free nation.

  6. 22 Surprising Facts About the 4th of July & Its History - AOL

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    Although the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776, it wasn’t signed by most people until a month later. Read on for some more interesting and fun 4th of July facts and history and enjoy July ...

  7. Why Juneteenth represents freedom better than July 4 ... - AOL

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    On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, as 13 colonies separated from Great Britain and established the United States of America. ... But Juneteenth is really the day that ...

  8. Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.

  9. All men are created equal - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Declaration of Rights, chiefly authored by George Mason and approved by the Virginia Convention on June 12, 1776, contains the wording: "all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which . . . they cannot deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with ...