4th of July Fact or Myth

1. George Washington had wooden teeth. Myth. He did have dental issues, but never had wooden teeth

2. Paul Revere's ride is a solo. Myth. Paul Revere was part of a low-tech network warning system to warn Samuel Adams when the British were on the move to Lexington

3. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day. Fact. Both died on July 4, 1826. President James Monroe also died five years later, on July 4, 1831

4. The Continental Congress declared independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1779. Fact. The declaration was merely read aloud outside Independence Hall on the fourth. The last delegate to sign the declaration was Thomas McKean of Delaware, who signed it in January 1777.

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