What is the Fourth of July?
“The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain.”
“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…”
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/declaration-of-independence#:~:text=The%20Continental%20Congress%20adopted%20the,1776%2C%20delegates%20began%20signing%20it.