{"id":3209,"date":"2026-07-04T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3209"},"modified":"2026-07-04T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:35:47","slug":"deseret-news-archives-the-day-the-presidents-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3209","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: The day the presidents died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on July 4, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Among those to sign the document were future presidents George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, as well as Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3207\">Beware of out-of-state recruiters chasing Utah talent. Oklahoma and Michigan just upped efforts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died.<\/p>\n<p>While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and Jefferson died on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn life, no two men were more closely associated with the Declaration of Independence, and the birth of our nation that it precipitated, than Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,\u201d read a Deseret News editorial in 2014. \u201cIn death, they are forever linked by the date on which both men passed away: July 4, 1826, the jubilee year of the miracle of 1776.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3205\">Utah Jazz Summer League primer: When the Jazz will play, who will play, and what to expect along the way<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJuly 4, 1826 \u2014 Remembering Thomas Jefferson and John Adams\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another president, James Monroe, also died on July 4, in 1831, at age 73.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth president of the United States did not sign the Declaration of Independence, but Monroe did serve in the Revolutionary War, and, in fact, was injured in the Battle of Trenton. He is still considered one of the Founding Father presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some stories from Deseret News archives on these historic figures:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Founders\u2019 secret to finding happiness\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week in history: Adams and Jefferson breathe their last\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Faithful\u2019 Fathers? Beliefs of nation\u2019s founders varied\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas Jefferson\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a fun story on how U.S. presidents have spent their July Fourths:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresidents on July 4: Some chill, some get in your face\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a related note: Hannibal Hamlin, who was the 15th vice president of the nation under President Abraham Lincoln, also died on July 4, in 1891.<\/p>\n<p>And, on July 4, 1872, Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont. 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