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I hope you and your family have a great 4th of July tomorrow!
Few fun facts about 4th of July…
– Only John Hancock actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. All the others signed later.
– The average age of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence was 45. The youngest was Thomas Lynch, Jr (27) of South Carolina. The oldest delegate was Benjamin Franklin (70) of Pennsylvania. The lead author of The Declaration, Thomas Jefferson, was 33.
– Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national bird but was overruled by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who recommended the bald eagle.
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