1776 - Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians)
1790 - 1st US census conducted, the population was 3,939,214 including 697,624 slaves
1832 - Battle of Bad Axe,Wis.: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk & Fox Native Americans ending the Black Hawk War in the US
1858 - Government of India transferred from East India Company to the British…
