Between 1976 and 2014, state governments executed people

Between 1976 and 2014, state governments executed 1,394 people. State government executions or commonly known as the capital punishment is a penalty which is legal in the United States. This is used currently by 31 states and also the federal government. 

The Declaration of Independence

We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. ... Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).