Happy 4th of July America

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The Declaration of Independence

July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared the Thirteen colonies "Free and Independent States ... absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown' of King George

The Declaration of Independence

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.          

Thomas Jefferson, age 33, laid the cornerstone of the United States of America.