“The day will be the most memorable in the history of America,” wrote John Adams in 1776. People will honor it with parades, fireworks and celebrations, he added. Adams was talking about the second of July. That is the day the Continental Congress voted in support of independence from the British. But the date written on the Declaration of Independence is July 4. So, since 1776, Americans have celebrated July 4 as the country’s Independence Day. And July 2? Not so much. Several early presidents of the United States died on July 4. They include John Adams, who became the second president. Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the country’s third president, both died on the country’s 50th anniversary of Independence Day. James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president, died on July 4, 1831. And the 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4. Most Americans celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, parades and, yes, fireworks. But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can.
Title: Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Fourth of July
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/July_4th.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Fourth of July' data-article-id='2476'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9563'>“The day will be the most memorable in the history of America,” wrote John Adams in 1776.</span> <span data-start-time='9563' data-end-time='16396'>People will honor it with parades, fireworks and celebrations, he added.</span> <span data-start-time='16396' data-end-time='21625'>Adams was talking about the second of July.</span> <span data-start-time='21625' data-end-time='28521'>That is the day the Continental Congress voted in support of independence from the British.</span> <span data-start-time='28521' data-end-time='34083'>But the date written on the Declaration of Independence is July 4.</span> <span data-start-time='34083' data-end-time='44188'>So, since 1776, Americans have celebrated July 4 as the country’s Independence Day.</span> <span data-start-time='44188' data-end-time='45958'>And July 2?</span> <span data-start-time='45958' data-end-time='47938'>Not so much.</span> <span data-start-time='47938' data-end-time='54438'>Several early presidents of the United States died on July 4.</span> <span data-start-time='54438' data-end-time='59771'>They include John Adams, who became the second president.</span> <span data-start-time='59771' data-end-time='70313'>Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the country’s third president, both died on the country’s 50th anniversary of Independence Day.</span> <span data-start-time='70313' data-end-time='77771'>James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president, died on July 4, 1831.</span> <span data-start-time='77771' data-end-time='84458'>And the 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4.</span> <span data-start-time='84458' data-end-time='93771'>Most Americans celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, parades and, yes, fireworks.</span> <span data-start-time='93771' data-end-time='99125'>But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/fireworks.m4a'><span>fireworks</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8933 data-hint-location='21625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/what_did_the_continental_congress_vote_for.m4a'>What did the Continental Congress vote for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='independence'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/celebrations.m4a'><span>celebrations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/a_holiday.m4a'><span>a holiday</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/a_new_king.m4a'><span>a new king</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/independence.m4a'><span>independence</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8934 data-hint-location='93771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/a_few_americans_celebrate_by__blank_.m4a'>A few Americans celebrate by <span class='blank'>eating hot dogs</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='eating hot dogs'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/seeing_fireworks.m4a'><span>seeing fireworks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/watching_parades.m4a'><span>watching parades</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/eating_hot_dogs.m4a'><span>eating hot dogs</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1958/going_to_the_beach.m4a'><span>going to the beach</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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