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A newly discovered letter by Thomas Jefferson shows ‘a regular guy with financial burdens’
AOL· 9 hours agoThe revelation comes in a previously unpublished letter that Jefferson, who was president from 1801 to 1809, wrote to a friend who acted as his financial agent in October ...
On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 14 hours agoA rare historic copy of the Declaration of Independence written in Thomas Jefferson's hand is on...
14 Fantastic Facts About the Fourth of July
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJohn Turnbull's "Signing of the Declaration" painting shows Thomas Jefferson and the drafting committee presenting the document to John Hancock. This was...
Hot dogs, fireworks, parades: Americans love July 4th. How Independence Day evolved.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo Canada News· 11 hours agoBut the Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed for two more days, and it was Adams’ successor,...
The 10 Best Patriotic Movies to Watch on the 4th of July
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoWilliam Daniels is John Adams and Ken Howard is Thomas Jefferson, and over the course of two and a...
OnPolitics: Happy July 4th! Here's how the White House has celebrated Independence Day
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoPolk first introduced fireworks to the event in 1845. Today’s presidential celebrations look a little different compared to the first observance held by former President Thomas Jefferson ...
July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we Americans get other history wrong, too | Opinion
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy· 10 hours agoJohn Trumbull’s famous “Declaration of Independence” was a figment of the artist’s imagination....
34 actors who have played U.S. presidents
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 8 hours agoThe series tracks his experiences during the Revolutionary War to his turn as president to his retirement years. Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson in...
Red, White House & blue: What past presidential July 4th celebrations looked like
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoPolk first introduced fireworks to the event in 1845. Today’s presidential festivities look a little...
Why more and more Americans are painting their lawns
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWhat I found was that lawns extend far back in American history. Former presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had lawns, but these were not...
