Actually, the resolution (as proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia) was passed on the 2nd. John Hancock signed the Declaration on the 4th and the rest of the congress signed it by the 2nd of August.
Phil On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Bill Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, but did you know the Declaration of Independence was signed on > 1776-07-02? > > July 4 was the date of its publication. > > Of course, I don't think many (if any) people already celebrated on > Thursday. > > Bill > ------------------------------ > Bill Potts > WFP Consulting <http://wfpconsulting.com/> > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Bill Hooper > *Sent:* Saturday, July 04, 2009 14:48 > *To:* U.S. Metric Association > *Subject:* [USMA:45307] Independence Day > > Happy 4th of July to all our American members. > That's our Independence Day holiday, as I am sure most of you know. > > > > Regards, > Bill Hooper > Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA > > ========================== > GO METRIC, AMERICA! > ========================== > >
