The name American belongs to you this Fourth of July
When the Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, Ben Franklin legendarily quipped, “We must, indeed, all hang together or we, most assuredly, will all hang separately.” Franklin understood that unity was essential if America was to win independence from Great Britain. Had the patriots lost the Revolutionary War, the British military would have executed their leaders, such as Franklin and General George Washington, for treason.