Happy Independence Day!

We just want to stop a minute and wish you a good July 4th! In the spirit of the day, we did a little checking about the history of Independence Day.
- The original resolution to cut the apron strings from Mother Britain was introduced to the Continental Congress on June 17, 1776.
- Then Thomas Jefferson and a willing committee put their heads together to polish up a formal writing for the grand announcement.
- The actual resolution was approved on July 2 but the Declaration of Independence (a separate document) was adopted on July 4, 1776.
- It took days, weeks, and in one case, years before all the signatures on the Declaration were in place. Thomas McKean didn't get his signature on the page until 1781!
- Exactly one year after the Declaration was approved, Philadelphia held a huge birthday party for the infant republic. But the first official (by legislative act) celebration was held in 1781 in Massachusetts.

Eat, drink, and be merry! Independence is worth celebrating!