4 July 1776 July 3, 2013 Author: Staff The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by Congress. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others." Solomon Ibn Gabriol — Click here for more from Solomon Ibn Gabriol Related posts: 18 June 1940 24 January 1943 27 August 1776 28 October 1776 27 August 1776 29 November 1776 19 May 1776 19 October 1956 4 July 1569 4 July 1865 Categories: History Tags: 1776, 4 July