July 4, 1826 –
Frienemies Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both lay dying in there respective homes on this date. Jefferson, the nation’s third president, deeply in debt at age 83, died at one o’clock in the afternoon and correctly surmised that Adams had outlived him. John Adams, the second president died at age 90 in Braintree, Mass, just a few hours after Jefferson. Adams’ last words were, Thomas Jefferson still survives.
It was exactly 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
July 4, 1831 –
James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, died in New York City at age 73 on this date.
This made him the third ex-President to die on Independence Day.
And so it goes
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