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On this day, one of the few citizens to govern before and after the American Revolution was born.
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On this day, a Scottish-American minister, as well as a founding father of the United States of America, was born.
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On this day, a President of the Second Continental Congress was born. John Hancock was also the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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On this day, the first US Senator of Maryland, as well as one of the early advocates of Independence from Great Britain, was born.
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On this day, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, as well as the second governor of New York, was born.
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On this day, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, as well as the founder of Dickinson College, was born.
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On this day, the first US Senator from Pennsylvania, as well as a Continental soldier of the American Army, was born.
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The 13 Colonies of America have announced their declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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In 1776, Benjamin Franklin and the rest of the committee submit their suggestion of the design, which included the motto "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of many, one), for the Great Seal to congress. Although their design was not approved, Charles Thomson added their motto to the Great Seal he created in 1782.
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The Constitution is written in 1787, then ratified in 1788. The Constitution was later set to be the supreme law in 1789.
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The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution are added and nicknamed the Bill of Rights.
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The amendment which gave the people the protection from being compelled to be a witness against themselves. Also the Eminent Domain which says, "The right of a government to appropriate private property for public use, usually with compensation to the owner.", was added.
