John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be ...

Thomas Jefferson, another Founding Father, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most pro-slavery and ...

They died on the same day: The Fourth of July, 1826 – 50 years to the day after the Declaration. Historians say that Adams’ final words were: “Thomas Jefferson survives,” as if consoling himself with ...