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When John Adams Predicted the Wrong Independence Day

It wasn’t one of Adams’s finest moments. When John Adams penned a letter to future first lady Abigail Adams on July 3, 1776, he guessed how future generations of Americans would celebrate Independence ...
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John Adams thought Independence Day should be celebrated on July 2. Why is it on July 4?

In 1777, Quincy's John Adams did not get his way. The year before, on July 2, 1776, when the Continental Congress voted to officially separate from Great Britain he made a big prediction. John Adams ...
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Read the Declaration of Independence

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

The story of the only man who signed the Declaration of Independence and recanted his signature

Imprisoned by the British for his role in the revolution, Stockton signed an oath of allegiance to King George III to secure his freedom.
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Kentuckians, would you sign the Declaration of Independence today? | Opinion

Roughly 500 people signed a replica Declaration at Lexington’s No Kings Rally. Organizers cited modern threats to civil rights as echoing 1776 grievances. Gathering for Democracy will continue ...