The Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, later renamed Independence Hall.
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The Declaration is the first formal statement or a declaration by thirteen states united in America asserting their rights to choose their own government.
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The Declaration was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, with inputs from John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston andRoger Sherman.
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Jefferson's original draft is currently preserved at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., complete with changes made by Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
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The best-known version of the Declaration is the signed copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., which is popularly regarded as the official document.
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A famous statement states: "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."
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Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States
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