Visitors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda take in the sights near the painting depicting the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress on Oct. 17, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS) This July 4, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a document that throws off the yoke of a divinely appointed ruler.