The 4th of July, Independence Day, is the
National Day of the
United States of America. It is celebrated as a public holiday in
USA and marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the
then 13 states from the British Empire. The Declaration document had
been drafted by Thomas Jefferson and the preamble begins with these words:
"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."