Independence Hall and George Washington (USA)

The Independence Hall was built between 1732 and 1753. First it was known as Pennsylvania State House and housed the colonial legislature for the Province of Pennsylvania. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed there and in 1787 the Constitution of the United States. Since 1979 is the Independence Hall on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

George Washington was born in Virginia in 1731. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and in 1789 he became the first President of the United States of America. He is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He died in 1799.