The 4th of July

• The 4th of July is traditionally the largest summer holiday in the United States with families & communities gathering for picnics, barbecues, parades & fire work displays.
• It was on July 4, 1776 that members of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence
• 56 men signed the declaration of Independence. These men showed courage and conviction for their beliefs; by signing the declaration they committed an act of treason, punishable by death, against Great Britain
• Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of Independence. On June 28, 1776 Jefferson presented the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
• John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
• On July 4, 1790 Thomas Jefferson, who was president, opened the White House to guest. This same year our nation's capitol was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D. C.
• The Declaration of Independence itself is the most copied political documents of all time.
• The Declaration of Independence is a justification of the American Revolution. This document citied grievences against King George III.
• Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, on the 50th celebration of the 4th of July.
• In 1941, Congress declared the 4th of July a legal federal holiday.
  
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