The Declaration of Independence wasnât signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Leeâs motion for independence. The delegates then spent the next two days debating and revising the language of a statement drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
English names of the days. The English days of the week are part of an astrological tradition of naming the days after the Sun, the Moon, and the five visible planets. The latter is clearest in Saturday, named for Saturn.
calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnight. day of the week - any one of the seven days in a week. week from Monday - a time period of a week or more; a week from Monday will be too soon!. weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday.