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According to author Kenneth C. Davis, July 2nd is the real day of Independence, but it’s celebrated on the fourth because that’s when congress accepted Jefferson’s declaration.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a “laptop,” which was a writing desk that could fit on one’s lap.
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Thomas Jefferson changed the wording of the Declaration of Independence from “the pursuit of property” to “the pursuit of happiness.”
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826.
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Only two men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776 — John Hancock and Charles Thompson.
