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We're getting excited for July 4th! Here are some fun facts about Independence Day...

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Which three presidents died on the Fourth of July? John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third president, both died on the same day in 1826. Which president was born on the 4th of July? Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, in 1872. When was the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence? July 8, 1776. Actually, the Liberty Bell rang out from Independence Hall to summon the crowd. When did Abraham Lincoln give his 1863, July 4th address? On July 7, 1863. On July 4, citizens in Washington were celebrating what appeared to be a victory at Gettysburg and wanted Lincoln to give a speech but he would only issue a short proclamation. He was waiting to get a complete report and for further news out west, where General Grant was laying siege to Vicksburg. He later found out that Vicksburg had fallen on July 4th and Lincoln gave his speech three days late. In what year did July 4 become a pai