 Well, it took a few days to finalize the last few changes to the Declaration of Independence, and so that's the title and the date they put on the document. So that's the day we celebrate. There's still some debate about the actual date the Declaration of Independence was signed, but we can all agree it took great courage for each of them to put their name on the bottom of that document. The risk was huge. By signing the document, the 56 men risked high treason against the King of England. In essence, they signed their death warrants because that was the penalty.