THD hope’s you had a wonderful Independence Day celebration. This year we celebrated the United States of America’s 235th birthday on July 4th

As we celebrate our nation’s birthday it is a good time to look back on why we celebrate Independence Day. On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the statement of the United States Declaration of Independence which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. July 4, 1776, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress.

After finalizing the text on July 4, Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in several forms. It was initially published as a printed broadside that was widely distributed and read to the public. The most famous version of the Declaration, a signed copy that is usually regarded as the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Although the wording of the Declaration was approved on July 4, the date of its signing has been disputed. Most historians have concluded that it was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed. Wikepedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence

To learn more about the 4th of July and the Declaration of Independence check out the following links: http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/historicdocuments/a/bldechist.htm or http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_history.html

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