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Five Things You Need To Know Today About The Declaration of Independence and July 4
A very special Five Things for America's birthday
Hello Westford! Due to the holiday, here’s a special Five Things you should know about the Declaration of Independence and today, July 4. #1. The Declaration of Independence was actually voted upon by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. July 4 was the date when the final wording of the Declaration was agreed upon. #2. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as U.S Presidents, both died exactly 50 years after the first Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 1826. James Monroe, the Fifth President of the United States, also died on the Fourth of July (1831) while Calvin Coolidge, the Thirtieth President, was born on the Fourth of July in 1872. #3. The Fourth of July became an …
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