Massachusetts was the first state to make July 4th an official state holiday. 2. Calvin Coolidge, former U.S. president, was born on 4th of July 1872. 3. 26 years old Edward Rutledge was the youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence. 4. George Washington is known as ‘The Father Of The United States’. 5. France gifted The Statue of Liberty to the United States.