"When in the course of human events..." With those seven words penned by Thomas Jefferson, the world changed forever. On July 4, 1776, a group of brave and patriotic men, all with different opinions and serving different factions, had gathered in Philadelphia and -after months of haggling, negotiating, and long, hot days and nights- produced a document that the United States will celebrate forever. That document was the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Source: The People's Defender