Think about this. Three of the first five presidents of the United States died of natural causes on the 4th of July. And spookier still, 2nd president Thomas Jefferson and 3rd president John Adams, the only two signers of the Declaration of Independence, both died exactly fifty years after the historical event in 1776. The two men were separated by hundreds of miles, yet their deaths were only hours apart. James Monroe, another founding father and 5th president of the United States, died eight years later on the same day.
Here’s what really happened with the Declaration:
Congress actually declared and announced the nation’s independence from England on the 2nd of July (papers signed on the 4th). A year later everyone forgot about the anniversary until the 3rd (DUH) and then they had to scramble to throw together a makeshift celebration and with all their running around, baking cakes and getting the word out, the earliest they could throw the party was on the 4th, two days later. And so it is, and forever shall be.
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