Happy Independence Day! July 5, 2009
Posted by imfb in Military Life.4 comments
On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, they set in motion a chain of events that gave rise to a new nation.
It’s worth remembering the time that the Continental Congress met during. The British Empire was the most powerful in the world, with a strong army and navy, as well as considerable support in the colonies. They would be met in battle by a ragtag group of revolutionaries from 13 colonies who debated at length as to whether they should even declare independence.
Yet still, in July of 1776, they voted to declare their independence from the British Crown. In doing so, they wrote words that we still remember today, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Happy Independence Day, everyone.
