June 30, 1971 – The 26th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified granting 18-year-olds the right to vote. This adds 11 million voters to the election rolls.
July 2, 1788 – Congress announced the United States Constitution was ratified by the required nine of 13 States and a committee was appointed to make preparations for the American government.
July 4, 1776 – The “Declaration of Independence” was approved by the Second Continental Congress declaring why the 13 Colonies regarded themselves as independent sovereign states,