A Few Things You May Not Know About Independence Day

A few things you may not know about.. Independence Day JULY The Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. 4 The Declaration of Independence was initially adopted by Congress on July 2, 1776, but then it was revised and the final version was adopted two days later. DID YOU KNOW ? There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Two future presidents signed the Declaration of Independence. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third President respectively. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, age 70, was the oldest signer and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, age 26, was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. Economics of Fourth of July Spend on fireworks reach almost $218.2 MILLION Union (88%) Liberty (29%) Independence (5%) S 206 LOCATIONS Americans consume 150 MILLION hot dogs on July 4th. in the U.S. have patriotic- Sounding names. A U.S. COLONIES POPULATION IN 1776 * In 1776, the estimated population was 2.5 MILLION throughout the 13 colonies 318.2 MILLION is the population of the U.S. at present Show Your Patriotic Side Sources : http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb10-ff12.html http://www.statisticbrain.com/4th-of-july-statistics/ http://www.ytwebzine.com/75757 Pin Mart U.S Census Bureau %24