The Declaration of Independence (jul 8, 1776 – dec 8, 1776)
Description:
D.O.I: the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 8, 1776
dec 8, 1776
~ 5 months and 3 days