July 4, 1776 the signing of the Declaration of Independence – 250 years ago this July our nation has a birthday. Granted the laying out of our grievances with King George and the signing of the Declaration was only the beginning, we had several years of fighting to actually achieve the independence declared on July 4, 1776. However, the Founding Fathers continually sought the God of the Universe through this whole process. They understood that He must be the foundation in order for this new nation to succeed.