The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It declared the thirteen American colonies' independence from Great Britain and is considered one of the most important documents in American history.
Saint Augustine (Florida) is the oldest European settlement occupied today in the continental part of the present territory of the United States. It was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28, 1565, and not for colonial or economic reasons, but military ones. Spain located a military conti