Happy 233rd Birthday, United States of America
Robert Schumacher
Posted July 4, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Issues: Ethicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)
On this day 233 years ago, the United States of America declared it's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. While true independence would have to be won in battle (and didn't truly become cemented until the end of the War of 1812, which many view as a second Revolutionary War), the Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4th, 1776, is the formal assertion of sovereignty
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