USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is a fact of American history that three Founding Father Presidents-John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe-died on July 4, the Independence Day anniversary. But was it just a coincidence?

Detailed explanation-2: -On this day in 1826, which marked the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died within hours of each other. Adams was 90; Jefferson was 83.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adams retired to his farm in Quincy. Here he penned his elaborate letters to Thomas Jefferson. Here on July 4, 1826, he whispered his last words: “Thomas Jefferson survives.”