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 ...
The actual process of the signing of the Declaration of Independence began on 2 August. The first of the signatories was John Hancock, the President of the Congress, who signed, in bold, below the text and in the centre of the Declaration. Other delegates, starting with those from the northernmost state-New Hampshire-and continuing unto the southermost state-Georgia-then began to sign.