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December 14, 2008 1:17 pm at 1:17 pm
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Joseph-
“Which three presidents died on July 4?”
I think Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1836.
Interesting historical footnotes:
-When Adams was dying he said (not exact quote) “At least Jefferson still lives”. He was wrong – Jefferson had died a few hours previously. Madison was quite the mentch when it came to Jefferson, since TJ had been contemptuous towards him.
-The Liberty bell cracked when it was tolling for Monroe’s death. The U.S. government traded the bell as scrap, but the person it was traded to refused to accept it when he found out how much drayage (the schlep fee) cost.