A lot of interesting things have happened on the date July 4. In fact, in 1892, there were 2 occurrences of Monday, July 4 because Western Samoa changed its International Date Line. In 1865, the first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland was published. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the U.S. in 1884. The first U.S. bullfight was held that same day in Dodge City, KS. In 1960, our grand old flag was unfurled to show all fifty states represented by stars. Tinkerbell's nightly flight began in 1985.
This declaration was the beginning of a new era where the former British colonists started to understand that separation from England was in their best interest. The Declaration of Independence was copied and sent out among the people. Sure, there were those that thought the very idea of separating from such powerful roots was quite impossible, but it happened. This declaration was the leap of faith the founding fathers had to take. And look at what happened because they did. America is now a great nation. We enjoy many freedoms that most other countries do not have the liberty to enjoy. We have the freedom to be whoever we want to be. We are not assigned a life by a dictator; we are given the chance to change our lives and turn into involved, productive members of this free society. We enjoy the freedom of an unbiased market, the right to practice whichever religion we feel like. We can give our opinions without being afraid that the police are going to be knocking on our door the next day. Our country is great, and it's all thanks to those men who decided enough was enough ( they voted about it on July 2) and drafted a declaration (It was ever so nicely written on July 4) that would shock the nations.
On a sillier note (ah, that's better) I have found a wonderful example of the passion it took to drive the founding fathers to write such a declaration. Hope you enjoy it, and happy Independence Day.
