After the deaths were announced, eulogies were pronounced across the country, and commemorations were printed in newspapers. Statesman Daniel Webster’s eulogy for Adams and Jefferson spoke to the point that many people believed: That something other than coincidence was involved. Yet another odd coincidence: Exactly five years later, on July 4, 1831, former U.S. President James Monroe died.
Happy 4th!! 🇺🇸
— Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) July 4, 2024
My fav “goosebumps 7/4 fact”:
Thomas Jefferson & John Adams (the 2 most influential authors of the Declaration of Independence) both died within hours of each other on 7/4/1826.
EXACTLY 50 years to the day of that initial 4th of July.
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