20 Facts You Never Knew About the 4th of July
Five takeaways:
- This article has some of the most surprising 4th of July trivia we’ve seen. While we think you should check out the whole thing, here are some highlights!
- Although the Declaration of Independence was dated July 4th, it was actually voted on July 2nd. John Adams used to turn down invites to 4th of July events in protest of the wrongful date!
- In July 1776, there were 2.5 million people living in the US. There are now 331.8 million in the US according to the US Census Bureau.
- Three future presidents who signed the Declaration of Independence would go on to pass away on the 4th of July. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, while James Monroe died on July 4, 1831.
- Thomas Jefferson wrote that a new constitution should be written every 19 years. Not doing so, he said, meant that “the lands would belong to the dead, and not to the living, which would be the reverse of our principle.”
- The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, which apparently really exists, estimates that 150 Million hot dogs are consumed each 4th of July.
From Amina Lake Abdelrahman of Good Housekeeping:
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