Death on Fourth of July
JUNE 30, 2007 Listen to this Story
- President John Adams
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If it happened today, there would be Web sites deconstructing it, secret groups formed, maybe even an Oliver Stone film: Several founding fathers of the United States died on the same day. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826. James Monroe did the same day in 1831. Coincidence, suicide pact or did they will themselves to die on the most patriotic day of the year? Weekend America's Krissy Clark investigates.
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- Music Bridge:
- The Golden Apple Pie
- Artist: Nonloc
- CD: Between Hemispheres (Strange Attractors Audio House)
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