The 4th of July is a day to celebrate America’s independence ... signers of the Declaration were still alive, and history ...
OF the 56 men who signed the Declaration in the summer of 1776,* 4 were practitioners of medicine, although only 1 had a medical degree. Two, Josiah Bartlett and Matthew Thornton, were delegates ...
While the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the United States' rebellious document was actually signed on August 2, 1776. In all, 56 individuals put ...
How old were the Founding Fathers when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776? Some were older, like Thomas Jefferson who was 33, John Hancock who was 39, or Benjamin Franklin who was 70.