Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king.n July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to approve a Virginia motion calling for separation from Britain. The dramatic words of this resolution were added to the closing of the Declaration of Independence.
The blue and white colors were chosen by Manuel Belgrano, the leader of the Argentinian revolution against Spain, and represent the blue sky parting to reveal white clouds, as is said to have happened when the Liberation demonstration began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 25, 1810.
White signifies purity and innocence. Red, hardiness & valour, and Blueâ¦ signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice.â. Mike Buss, a flag expert with the American Legion, says that the most obvious reason for the flagâs colors is that they were simply taken from our mother countryâs flag â the Union Jack of England.he significance behind the flagâs design is more commonly known than that of its colors. The 50 stars stand for Americaâs 50 states, while the 13 red and white stripes represent the 13 colonies. But thereâs also a lesser-known interpretation for the Stars and Stripes.