Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence, and he drafted the document in June 1776.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare the thirteen American colonies' independence from Great Britain.

The three unalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The famous phrase that begins the Declaration of Independence is 'We hold these truths to be self-evident'.

There were four signers of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts: John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine.

Edward Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, at the age of 26.

Benjamin Franklin was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, at the age of 70.

There were 25 signers of the Declaration of Independence who were lawyers.

There were 10 signers of the Declaration of Independence who were merchants.

There were 5 signers of the Declaration of Independence who were farmers.

There were 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence who were doctors.

There were 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence who were clergymen.

There were 7 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia.

There were 8 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania.