Rest Day

Have a Great Independence Day!

Take a moment and remember those who helped us gain and maintain our Independence.

Declaration of Independence

Broadside. In Congress, July 4, 1776, a declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, July 4, 1776. Broadside Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the Declaration of Independence, severing the colonies' ties to the British


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