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7-4-18 – 3 PRESIDENTS DIED ON JULY 4TH

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3 PRESIDENTS DIED ON JULY 4TH
On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, longtime friends and occasional rivals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died. Adams served as the second president from 1797 to 1801, followed by Jefferson, who served until 1809. But long before the 13 colonies had won their independence, Adams and Jefferson played vital roles in creating the document that declared men were created equal and entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Then on July 4, 1831, James Monroe died from heart failure and tuberculosis. The fifth U.S. president, Monroe had become the third president and Founding Father to die on the Fourth of July. Five years earlier, While Adams and Jefferson represented their states in the Continental Congress, a teenage Monroe dropped out of college in 1776 to fight in the Revolution, enlisting in the 3rd Virginia Regiment, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Historians consider Monroe the last president from the Founding Fathers. Adams and Jefferson would live to see the country expand well beyond the original 13 states. Adams was 90 when he died of a heart attack. Jefferson had been in declining health for years before dying at 83.
On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, longtime friends and occasional rivals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died. Adams served as the second president from 1797 to 1801, followed by Jefferson, who served until 1809. But long before the 13 colonies had won their independence, Adams and Jefferson played vital roles in creating the document that declared men were created equal and entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Then on July 4, 1831, James Monroe died from heart failure and tuberculosis. The fifth U.S. president, Monroe had become the third president and Founding Father to die on the Fourth of July. Five years earlier, While Adams and Jefferson represented their states in the Continental Congress, a teenage Monroe dropped out of college in 1776 to fight in the Revolution, enlisting in the 3rd Virginia Regiment, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Historians consider Monroe the last president from the Founding Fathers. Adams and Jefferson would live to see the country expand well beyond the original 13 states. Adams was 90 when he died of a heart attack. Jefferson had been in declining health for years before dying at 83.
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