4th of July fun Facts

Did you know that…. 4th of July edition (Fun Facts)

· Only John Hancock, who was President of the Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The others did not sign until the following month

· In July 1776, there was an estimated 2.5 million people living in the new nation known as America; today over 307 million live here.

· There are more than 30 places in the U.S. with the word "liberty" in their title; the most famous is Liberty, Missouri.

· Over 1,200 American flags are flown over Washington, D.C. every July 4th
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams & Thomas Jefferson served on the committee that picked the eagle for the national seal (Franklin wanted the turkey)..

· More than 66 million Americans say they took part in a barbeque during last July 4th weekend.

· The names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were withheld for 6 months. If the effort at independence had failed, the act of signing would have been treason and punishable by death.

· The formal name of the statue of Liberty is "Liberty Enlightening the World."