THIS DAY AT LAW
Today in legal history...
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Continental Congress adopted Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the
Declaration of Independence
separating the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
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Independence Day
from the Library of Congress.
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