Staying in one position for any length of time increases the risk that the lower legs, feet, or hands will swell because body fluid will normally move down a limb from the effects of gravity. Swelling can also be caused by heat-related problems, such as heat edema from working or being active in a hot environment.
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred (primarily) on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, representing the thirteen self-declared United States of America, endorsed the Declaration of Independence that ...
Although the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress on July 4, 1776, the date of its signing has been disputed. Most historians have concluded that it was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed.ight men signed the Declaration who did not take seats in Congress until after July 4: Matthew Thornton, William Williams, Benjamin Rush, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, George Ross, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton.