WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE DAY? ON JULY 4, 1776, THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, ANNOUNCING THE COLONIES' SEPARATION FROM GREAT BRITAIN. THE CONSTITUTION IS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT AND PROVIDES THE NUTS AND BOLTS LEGAL AND GOVERNMENTAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE UNITED STATES. I WOULD HAVE PLACED THAT TEXT ON THE BACKDROP OF THE U.S. FLAG; BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RADICAL LEFTISTS SPONTANEOUSLY BURSTING INTO FLAMES.