July 4 is our national holiday, and many Americans are unaware of the fact that four Presidents are connected to the holiday.
Three Presidents died on July 4:
Thomas Jefferson in 1826 early in the day.
John Adams shortly before midnight in 1826, uttering that his writing pal Jefferson still survived, but he had died early on that day, which happened to be the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence they both participated in creating!
James Monroe in 1831, making him the third and last Founding Father to die on Independence Day.
And then, there is Calvin Coolidge, who was born on the 4th of July in 1872, 145 years ago!
Every 4th of July, this author wonders if any of the six living Presidents will join Jefferson, Adams, or Monroe in passing away, but it has never happened since 1831, and the odds are long against it happening on that precise day.
Instead, we have 93 year old George H. W. Bush; nearly 93 year old Jimmy Carter (on October 1); 71 year old George W. Bush (on July 6); 71 year old Bill Clinton (on August 19); 71 year old Donald Trump (reached on June 14); and 56 year old Barack Obama (on August 4).