{"id":64755,"date":"2014-07-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/what-really-happened-on-july-4-1776\/"},"modified":"2020-08-31T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:52:33","slug":"what-really-happened-on-july-4-1776","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/what-really-happened-on-july-4-1776\/","title":{"rendered":"What really happened on July 4, 1776?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_post_body\" class=\"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text\" style=\"\" data-hs-cos-general-type=\"meta_field\" data-hs-cos-type=\"rich_text\"><\/p>\n<p>Get the family together for a cookout, go buy fireworks and put up a flag or two. It\u2019s time to celebrate Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p>But do you really know what happened on July 4, 1776?<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_Declaration_of_Independ.jpg\" alt=\"Declaration_of_Independ\">\n<p> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many people think it\u2019s the day that we declared our independence from the British and the birth of our nation. But it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick rundown of the events leading up to July 4, 1776 and after:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">April 1775 <span>\u2013<\/span>&nbsp;The start of the American Revolution<\/span><\/li>\n<li>June 1776<span>&nbsp;\u2013<\/span>&nbsp;Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence<\/li>\n<li>July 2, 1776<span>&nbsp;\u2013<\/span>&nbsp;The Continental Congress decided to declare independence<span><span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>July 4, 1776 \u2013 The final document of the Declaration of Independence was written<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>August 2, 1776 \u2013 The Declaration was signed<\/li>\n<li>November 1776 \u2013 The Declaration was delivered to Great Britain&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Declaration had a creation date of July 4, 1776. In addition, both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826.<\/p>\n<p>In 1870, almost a 100 years after the Declaration was written, Congress declared July 4 to be a national holiday.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Everyone at Lantech would like to wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n  <em>This post was published on July 2, 2014 and updated on July 20, 2015.<\/em>\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-date\">July 2, 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"meta-decription\">\n  Get the family together for a cookout, go buy fireworks and put up a flag or two. It&#8217;s time to celebrate Independence Day. But you do really know what happened on July 4, 1776?\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the family together for a cookout, go buy fireworks and put up a flag or two. It&#8217;s time to celebrate Independence Day. 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