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Friday, July 5, 2024

Adams and Jefferson, July 4th 1826

Forever intertwined as Founding Fathers and presidential rivals, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson share another fortuitous link: they both died on July 4th, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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