On July 4th, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence. Later, on July 8th, it would be read out to the public simultaneously at noon from three different locations.

The Declaration of Independence was officially released a year after the American Revolution. It was the true manifestation of America’s independence from the Great British.

Part of the Declaration states, “That they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is and ought to be dissolved.” 

Here are a few fun facts about The Declaration of Independence:

Fun Facts:

• The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
• The Declaration of Independence had 56 signatories, who made up the second Continental Congress.
• The Declaration of Independence was formerly called The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. This can be observed in the original printing and engrossed version.
• The Founding Fathers stands for the 56 delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence.
• After ratifying the text on July 4th, congress authorized the release of the Declaration of Independence in several forms, one of which was published as the printed Dunlap broadside for wide distribution.
• Subsequently, the Declaration was first read to the public at noon on July 8, 1776.
• It was read in three exclusive designated locations: Easton, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; and Trenton, New Jersey.
• One of Thomas Jefferson’s original rough drafts is still preserved at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.