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RMW60B4T–The Colonies of North America at the Declaration of Independence. The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 4th, 1776.
RMF344AF–The signing of the American Declaration of Independence, in the Pennsylvania State House. A statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states no longer a part of the British Empire.
RMEC7KHJ–The Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776. This was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as 13 newly independent sovereign states, and were no longer a part of the British Empire.
RMT3G63D–Declaration of Independence, in Congress July 4th 1776, Text and Signatures within Wreath of Portraits of First Twelve U.S. Presidents and Scenes Representing Thirteen Colonies, Engraved by Geo. G. Smith, Published by Charles Root, Boston, 1850
RFCP7PDF–There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence, which declared that the 13 colonies were now independent.
RMC8J1MJ–American Declaration of Independence. Act adopted in Philadelphia by representatives of the thirteen British colonies. 1776.
RMB2E6DH–Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - Allegedly the First Declaration of Independence in the American Colonies
RMBFRY78–Engraving print circa 1876 based on John Trumbull's famous painting 'Declaration of Independence' (commissioned in 1817).
RMM1EFCE–Close up of a document of the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states, 1776, 1776. Image courtesy National Archives. ()
RMERGCE4–Signatures to the Declaration of American Independence, 4 July 1776. Showed that the 13 American colonies considered themselves
RMGG2BWN–Signing of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. 18th century United States Yale University
RF2CTRXNC–Bronze statue depicts the historic public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Neilson on July 9, 1776.
RM2X83CEA–Savannah, GA., USA. 1983. Colonial Park Cemetery is a colonial America cemetery in downtown Savannah, Georgia. A city park in 1896. The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), a signer of the Declaration of Independence monument speaks to Colonial Park Cemetery’s Colonial America history!
RMM66P6X–1700s 1770s PORTRAIT JOHN HANCOCK AMERICAN PATRIOT SIGNER DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE HIS NAME A SYNONYM FOR SIGNATURE - q51308 CPC001 HARS AUTHORITY PATRIOT POLITICS WAR OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNATURE REVOLT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1770s AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHAIRMAN COLONIES CONGRESS MALES MERCHANT STATESMAN 1700s B&W BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY FOUNDING FATHER JOHN HANCOCK KILLED IN DUEL OLD FASHIONED PERSONS PRESIDENT OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS SIGNER SYNONYM
RMP4XGTJ–American Declaration of Independence. Act adopted in the city of Philadelphia by representatives of the thirteen British colonies in North America, which proclaimed their separation from Britain and constituted into the U.S. (July 4, 1776). Relief. Boston. Massachusetts. United States.
RMW7D8EP–The colonies of North America at the declaration of independence, 1776 (1894). Artist: Unknown
RME48981–New York, N.Y. — On July 4, 2014, fireworks exploded on the East River over the Brooklyn Bridge in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago, when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. (© Terese Loeb Kreuzer)
RMRJAB2W–Copy of the United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced that the thirteen American colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain would now regard themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states no longer under British rule. With the Declaration, these states formed a new nation – the United States of America.
RF2BXC4MX–American Revolutionary patriot Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a second cousin to John Adams, the second president of the United States. He was an ardent advocate and leader in the colonial resistance to British rule.
RMFGE98K–The Declaration of Independence of United States of America. July 4, 1776. Authors: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. Facsimile. 19th century.
RMG15K1Y–Lithograph with letterpress text entitled: Independence declared 1776. The Union must be preserved. A memorial to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, with distinctly pro-Democratic overtones. Below the title 'Independence Declared
RMKJ53CA–An engraving from a portrait of Richard Henry Lee, he was an American politician who became most famous for his motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies to declare independence from Great Britain, he signed both the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence, 1880. From the New York Public Library.
RMERG5T8–Colonies of North America in 1776, at the United States Declaration of Independence. Statement adopted by the Continental
RMCF7YNB–Vintage lithograph print of American statesman John Hancock (1737 - 1793) brandishing the US Declaration of Independence with his signature on it.
RMWK133H–Independence declared 1776. The Union must be preserved Abstract: A memorial to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, with distinctly pro-Democratic overtones. Below the title Independence Declared are bust portraits of the first eight Presidents, with Jackson and Van Buren joining hands. Beneath them is a scroll with Andrew Jackson's famous toast, The Union Must be Preserved. Below stands George Washington, in uniform and holding a scroll inscribed We declare ourselves free and independent. He faces thirteen soldiers, representing the original American colonies, who are
RF2CTRXN7–Bronze statue depicts the historic public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Neilson on July 9, 1776.
RM2X83EB6–Savannah, GA., USA. 1983. Colonial Park Cemetery is a colonial America cemetery in downtown Savannah, Georgia. A city park in 1896. The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), a signer of the Declaration of Independence monument speaks to Colonial Park Cemetery’s Colonial America history!
RM2HA8ARB–1970s 1770s COMPOSITE IMAGE OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THE DOCUMENT ITSELF AND THE AMERICAN FLAG - kh5055 HAR001 HARS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MALES RISK AMERICANA NORTH AMERICA FREEDOM NORTH AMERICAN SUCCESS WARS DOCUMENT IMAGE AND COMPOSITE EXCITEMENT LEADERSHIP PA PRIDE OPPORTUNITY 1776 AUTHORITY POLITICS WAR OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS CONCEPTUAL STARS AND STRIPES REVOLT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR OLD GLORY 1770s COLONIES COOPERATION RED WHITE AND BLUE SIGNATURES CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FEDERAL FOUNDING FATHERS
RMPPBC52–The Declaration of Independence of United States of America. July 4, 1776. Authors: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. Facsimile. 19th century.
![Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago, by one of our special artists, 1876. 'In connection with the Centennial Festival, which will arrive at its consummation on the memorable Fourth of July, the visitor to Philadelphia is reminded of its historical significance by the sale of a reprint of the "Pennsylvania Journal" of that date in 1776. It was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the delegates of the thirteen American colonies, assembled in their second Continental Congress, to resist the arbitrary condu Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RRJA9J/philadelphia-sketches-selling-the-quotpennsylvania-journalquot-of-one-hundred-years-ago-by-one-of-our-special-artists-1876-in-connection-with-the-centennial-festival-which-will-arrive-at-its-consummation-on-the-memorable-fourth-of-july-the-visitor-to-philadelphia-is-reminded-of-its-historical-significance-by-the-sale-of-a-reprint-of-the-quotpennsylvania-journalquot-of-that-date-in-1776-it-was-the-date-of-the-signing-of-the-declaration-of-independence-by-the-delegates-of-the-thirteen-american-colonies-assembled-in-their-second-continental-congress-to-resist-the-arbitrary-condu-2RRJA9J.jpg "Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago, by one of our special artists, 1876. 'In connection with the Centennial Festival, which will arrive at its consummation on the memorable Fourth of July, the visitor to Philadelphia is reminded of its historical significance by the sale of a reprint of the "Pennsylvania Journal" of that date in 1776. It was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the delegates of the thirteen American colonies, assembled in their second Continental Congress, to resist the arbitrary condu Stock Photo")
RM2RRJA9J–Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago, by one of our special artists, 1876. 'In connection with the Centennial Festival, which will arrive at its consummation on the memorable Fourth of July, the visitor to Philadelphia is reminded of its historical significance by the sale of a reprint of the "Pennsylvania Journal" of that date in 1776. It was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the delegates of the thirteen American colonies, assembled in their second Continental Congress, to resist the arbitrary condu
RME483N6–New York, US. July 4th, 2014. Fireworks exploded on the East River over the Brooklyn Bridge in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago, when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Credit: Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News
RMRJAB9A–William Stone, 1823 facsimile of the United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced that the thirteen American colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain would now regard themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states no longer under British rule. With the Declaration, these states formed a new nation – the United States of America.
RFBW4KDE–American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
RMFJ4BCJ–American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of United States ( july 4, 1776). Engraving by Howard Pyle. 'Harper's Weekly', 1880.
RM2T3D0BK–July 4, 2023, Laguna Beach, California, US: Independence Day in the United States, often referred to as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This historic document, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Continental Congress, announced the American colonies' separation from British rule and the formation of a new nation, the United States of America.Flag-Waving and Patriotism: Americans display their national pride by wearing red, white, and blue clothing and decorating their homes with the American
RM2T51FXN–1007043312P-001 YORKTOWN, Va. (July 4, 2010) Capt. Chuck Marks, commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, rings a bell in honor of one of the original 13 colonies during a 4th of July ceremony at the home of Thomas Nelson. Nelson was a former governor of Virginia and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. (U.S. Navy
RF2JF67Y1–UNIQUE BROADSIDE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, PRINTED BY JOHN HOLT, PROBABLY THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION IN NEW YORK from the book The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans, views, and documents in public and private collections - Volume 4
RMERGGDF–Ottoman massacre of Bulgarian town of Batak in 1876. Beginning of April Uprising. Attacked due to declaration of independence
RMC94BBR–Vintage portrait painting of American statesman John Hancock (1737 - 1793) - President of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777 and the first person to sign the US Declaration of Independence.
RMWAPNGA–Declaration of Independence Abstract: A facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, in an ornamental oval frame with medallions of seals of the thirteen original colonies, and medallion portraits of John Hancock, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. Above is an eagle with shield, olive branch, and arrows, holding a streamer reading E Pluribus Unum. An incomplete state of the print was deposited for copyright by John Binns on November 4, 1818. It was accompanied by a prospectus card which describes the print thus: A Splendid Edition of the Declaration of Independence. The Design in imitat
RF2CTRXMD–Bronze statue depicts the historic public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Neilson on July 9, 1776.
RM2X83D8T–Savannah, GA., USA. 1983. Colonial Park Cemetery is a colonial America cemetery in downtown Savannah, Georgia. A city park in 1896. The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), a signer of the Declaration of Independence monument speaks to Colonial Park Cemetery’s Colonial America history!
RM2RN6MF5–1950s COMMODORE JOHN BARRY STATUE FATHER OF AMERICAN NAVY DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA PA USA - p2265 HAR001 HARS EXTERIOR LEADERSHIP LOW ANGLE PA PARKS CONTINENTAL PRIDE 1776 AUTHORITY POLITICS WAR OF INDEPENDENCE CLOCK FACE BELL TOWER COMMONWEALTH CONCEPTUAL KEYSTONE STATE LEXINGTON RALEIGH REVOLT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR COMMODORE NATIONAL PARK 1770s ALLIANCE BARRY COLONIES COMMANDED FLAG OFFICER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SOUTH SIDE BLACK AND WHITE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HAR001 OLD FASHIONED
RMP7BP3D–American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of United States ( july 4, 1776). Engraving by Howard Pyle. 'Harper's Weekly', 1880.
RF2P9202N–American Independence - The Signing of the Declaration of Independence 1776, and Cornwallis in Yorktown 1781.
RME483NY–New York, US. July 4th, 2014. Fireworks exploded on the East River over the Brooklyn Bridge in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago, when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain Credit: © Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News
RM2MCH450–A member of “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, performs in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, July 2, 2022. “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band and the 78th Army Reserve Band combined forces to honor the day that the 13 American Colonies formally voted to be separated from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. Independence Day celebrates America’s birth and honors those who developed and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
RF2C17CH5–American Revolutionary patriot John Hancock (1737–1793) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He strongly promoted resistance to British rule and served as president of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777.
RM2HH3A9X–The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 1876 Waterman Lilly Ormsby American Though restrained in feeling, this print describes a profound revolutionary moment. It affirms the right of the original thirteen American colonies to separate from Great Britain—an unprecedented challenge to royal authority. The title is slightly misleading since what we actually witness is the drafters of the Declaration of Independence—John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin—presenting the text to the Second Continental Congress at Philadelphia on June 28, 1776,
RMP73E6G–New York City, New York, USA. 4th July, 2018. New Yorkers and visitors to the city flocked to the 9/11 Memorial and Wall Street in Lower Manhattan in celebration of the 242nd Independence Day anniversary. Independence Day commemorates the signing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which gave the colonies independence. Credit: G. Ronald Lopez/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMA1K5PK–The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were signed in the hallowed halls of Independenc
RMD453NW–Independence Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA, 1753 colonial legislature, Second Continental Congress, Liberty Bell,
RMC94973–Vintage portrait print of American statesman John Hancock (1737 - 1793) - President of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777 and the first person to sign the US Declaration of Independence.
![Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W5MGY4/engrossed-declaration-of-independence-08021776-08021776-scope-and-content-on-july-4-1776-the-second-continental-congress-adopted-the-declaration-of-independence-in-which-the-american-colonies-set-forth-a-list-of-grievances-against-the-british-crown-and-declared-they-were-breaking-from-british-rule-to-form-free-and-independent-states-on-july-19-1776-congress-resolved-that-the-declaration-passed-on-the-4th-be-fairly-engrossed-on-parchment-with-the-title-and-stile-sic-the-unanimous-declaration-of-the-thirteen-united-states-of-america-and-that-the-same-when-engrossed-be-signed-W5MGY4.jpg "Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed Stock Photo")
RMW5MGY4–Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed
RF2CTRXN1–Silhouette of tall bronze statue, depicting the historic public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Neilson on July 9, 1776.
RMG15KA8–John Hancock (1737-1793) was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. Before the American Revolution, Hancock was one of the wealthiest men in the Thirteen Colonies and he used that wealth to support the colonial cause. Han
RM2X83C61–Savannah, GA., USA. 1983. Colonial Park Cemetery is a colonial America cemetery in downtown Savannah, Georgia. A city park in 1896. The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), a signer of the Declaration of Independence monument speaks to Colonial Park Cemetery’s Colonial America history!
RMP4XE8J–Indonesian National Revolution, Armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire. It took place between Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945 and the Netherlands' recognition of Indonesia's independence at the end of 1949.
![Image from page 10 of '[The History of the United States of North America, from the plantation of the British Colonies, 'till their revolt and Declaration of Independence.]' . Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PNDKTW/image-from-page-10-of-the-history-of-the-united-states-of-north-america-from-the-plantation-of-the-british-colonies-till-their-revolt-and-declaration-of-independence-PNDKTW.jpg "Image from page 10 of '[The History of the United States of North America, from the plantation of the British Colonies, 'till their revolt and Declaration of Independence.]' . Stock Photo")
RMPNDKTW–Image from page 10 of '[The History of the United States of North America, from the plantation of the British Colonies, 'till their revolt and Declaration of Independence.]' .
RME483N8–New York, US. July 4th, 2014. Fireworks exploded on the East River over the Brooklyn Bridge in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago, when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Credit: Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News
RM2MCH4FW–A vocalist from the 78th Army Reserve Band, sings in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, July 2, 2022. “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band and the 78th Army Reserve Band combined forces to honor the day that the 13 American Colonies formally voted to be separated from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. Independence Day celebrates America’s birth and honors those who developed and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
RMD8RDKF–Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Drafting the Declaration of American Independence, 1776
RFH6GFBF–This illustration is of John Hancock (1737-1793), who was an American Revolutionary patriot, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He urged resistance to Britain, the country controlling the colonies. He was president of the Continental Congress from 1775-1777. This illustration accompanied the novel 'Twice Told Tales' (dating to c. 1895) by the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864).
RFPE3J4Y–The George Mason Memorial in Washington, D.C. honors Founding Father George Mason, who was the author of the notable Virginia Declaration of Rights
RMP73E3B–New York City, New York, USA. 4th July, 2018. The Fourth of July is also known as Independence Day. Independence Day commemorates the signing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which gave the colonies independence. New Yorkers and visitors to the city flocked to the 9/11 Memorial and Wall Street in Lower Manhattan in celebration of the 242nd. anniversary on 4th. July, 2018. Credit: G. Ronald Lopez/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMC948RB–Vintage portrait print of American statesman John Hancock (1737 - 1793) - President of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777 and the first person to sign the US Declaration of Independence.
![Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TY1AG4/engrossed-declaration-of-independence-08021776-08021776-scope-and-content-on-july-4-1776-the-second-continental-congress-adopted-the-declaration-of-independence-in-which-the-american-colonies-set-forth-a-list-of-grievances-against-the-british-crown-and-declared-they-were-breaking-from-british-rule-to-form-free-and-independent-states-on-july-19-1776-congress-resolved-that-the-declaration-passed-on-the-4th-be-fairly-engrossed-on-parchment-with-the-title-and-stile-sic-the-unanimous-declaration-of-the-thirteen-united-states-of-america-and-that-the-same-when-engrossed-be-signed-TY1AG4.jpg "Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed Stock Photo")
RMTY1AG4–Engrossed Declaration of Independence, 08/02/1776 - 08/02/1776; Scope and content: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set forth a list of grievances against the British Crown and declared they were breaking from British rule to form free and independent states. On July 19, 1776, Congress resolved that the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile [sic] The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America and that the same, when engrossed, be signed
RMG15FY8–Portrait was issued in September 1787 at the culmination of the Constitutional Convention over which Washington presided. Printed portraits of him were ubiquitous in America during and after his lifetime, but few displayed the artistry and technical skill
RM2X83CN6–Savannah, GA., USA. 1983. Colonial Park Cemetery is a colonial America cemetery in downtown Savannah, Georgia. A city park in 1896. The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), a signer of the Declaration of Independence monument speaks to Colonial Park Cemetery’s Colonial America history!
RMPNDJ29–George Washington. Date/Period: 1795. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 756 mm (29.76 in); Width: 645 mm (25.39 in). Author: REMBRANDT PEALE. GILBERT STUART.
RMPJBC4M–Pilots from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Tulsa Oklahoma, serving under the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, flew F-16 Fighting Falcons with tail numbers 017 and 076 in honor of Independence Day, July 4, 2018 over Bagram, Afghanistan. Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire.
RME48890–New York, US. July 4th, 2014. Fireworks exploded on the East River over the Brooklyn Bridge in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago, when the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain Credit: © Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News
RM2MCH45E–A member of “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, performs in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, July 2, 2022. “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band and the 78th Army Reserve Band combined forces to honor the day that the 13 American Colonies formally voted to be separated from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. Independence Day celebrates America’s birth and honors those who developed and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
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