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American History

niyad

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1. Adams and Jefferson died exactly 50 years to the day after the Declaration

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 08:56 AM

Jul 2024

of Independence. That, and them dying on the same day, has always interested me. "But Jefferson still lives," Adams is supposed to have said, not knowing Jefferson had died earlier that day.

The fact that Adams was 90, and Jefferson 83. .remarkably long lives in that time.

Did not know about Monroe.

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On this day, July 4, three of the first five presidents died. Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 OP

Adams and Jefferson died exactly 50 years to the day after the Declaration niyad Jul 2024 #1

Monroe was the last of the Founding Fathers to be president. Sneederbunk Jul 2024 #2