This weekend, as we celebrate our nation’s independence with barbecues, parades and extravagant firework displays, let’s remember to take a moment and remember how we got here. Independence Day is the celebration of the day our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence freeing the thirteen American colonies from British rule on July 4, 1776. Still reeling from the scars of the American Revolution, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence on July … [Read more...]