#OTD #TDIH #July2, 1776: #ContinentalCongress adopts the #LeeResolution, first de facto declaration of #America's independence from #GreatBritain.
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#OTD - July 1st, 1776 - The first vote on the resolution for independence. Nine colonies vote for it, 2 against it (PA and SC), 1 abstained (NY), and one was deadlocked (DE). The vote was to be retaken the next day.

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