1 Once in this rhythm, the device will shock the heart back to normal rhythm. 2  The doctor will make final adjustments to the defibrillator settings, and the surgical pocket will be closed with absorbable sutures.
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonistsâ motivations for seeking independence.
By: Ty Duffy | July 4, 2015 9:00 am ET Follow @tyduffy. America declared independence from Britain in July 1776. Fifty-six persons signed the document that, in theory, could have gotten them hung. There were many slaveholders and no women. The presence of ethnics depended on how one viewed the Irish and Scots. Some were eminent, influential personages. Some were just there.