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Episode 9: Their Last Declaration: Death on the Fourth of July
What are the odds that three U.S. Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe, all died on the Fourth of July? In this episode of King’s Talk, Lo and Presley unravel the eerie synchronicity, the symbolism, and the very human end-of-life moments of the men who shaped the American Revolution.
Sources:
Boston University, “The Last Days of Jefferson and Adams”
https://www.bu.edu/historic/battin.htm
Library of Congress, “The Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson”
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/07/deaths-of-john-adams-and-thomas-jefferson-on-july-4th/
National Constitution Center, “Three Presidents Die on July 4th – Just a Coincidence?”
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/three-presidents-die-on-july-4th-just-a-coincidence
Study.com video lesson on Adams and Jefferson
https://study.com/learn/lesson/video/john-adams-and-thomas-jefferson.html
Wikipedia: James Monroe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe
University of Mary Washington, James Monroe Papers – “Mr. Monroe’s Dying Request”
https://academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers/2018/11/30/mr-monroes-dying-request/
Los Angeles Times Archive, “Deaths of Founding Fathers Reverberated Across the Young Nation”
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=77802cc8-f7b9-49a1-8be5-17ca0bb47178
Hamilton (Broadway Musical) for pop culture reference and framing
Questions, case suggestions, or theories? Email us at [email protected]
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By Lo and PresleyWhat are the odds that three U.S. Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe, all died on the Fourth of July? In this episode of King’s Talk, Lo and Presley unravel the eerie synchronicity, the symbolism, and the very human end-of-life moments of the men who shaped the American Revolution.
Sources:
Boston University, “The Last Days of Jefferson and Adams”
https://www.bu.edu/historic/battin.htm
Library of Congress, “The Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson”
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/07/deaths-of-john-adams-and-thomas-jefferson-on-july-4th/
National Constitution Center, “Three Presidents Die on July 4th – Just a Coincidence?”
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/three-presidents-die-on-july-4th-just-a-coincidence
Study.com video lesson on Adams and Jefferson
https://study.com/learn/lesson/video/john-adams-and-thomas-jefferson.html
Wikipedia: James Monroe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe
University of Mary Washington, James Monroe Papers – “Mr. Monroe’s Dying Request”
https://academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers/2018/11/30/mr-monroes-dying-request/
Los Angeles Times Archive, “Deaths of Founding Fathers Reverberated Across the Young Nation”
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=77802cc8-f7b9-49a1-8be5-17ca0bb47178
Hamilton (Broadway Musical) for pop culture reference and framing
Questions, case suggestions, or theories? Email us at [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram: @thekingstalkpod