Famous Independence Day Birthdays

1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne    (Scarlet Letter)

1847 - James Anthony Bailey    (Barnum & Baily)

1872 - Calvin Coolidge    (30th President)

1885 - Louis B. Mayer    (MGM)

1898 - Johnny Lee    (Amos & Andy)

1900 - Louis Armstrong    (Jazz)

1918 - Ann Landers    (Columnist)

1918 - Abigail Van Buren    (Columnist; Dear Abby)

1927 - Neil Simon    (Playwright)

1929 - Al Davis    (Raiders)

1930 - George Steinbrenner (Yankees)

1946 - Michael Milikin    (Junk Bond Thief)

1776 - United States (Country)

The Constitution of the United States of America

Preamble:

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America