Fourth of July trivia with Grant Chighizola

On this day in 1826, our second president John Adams and our third president Thomas Jefferson – friends, political opponents, and two of our Founding Fathers – died just five hours apart.

That July 4th is also notable in that it was the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

In fact, the story goes John Adams’ last words were allegedly, “Thomas Jefferson survives.” Jefferson actually died five hours before Adams.