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.
These are the dates that always fall on the same day of the week. In 2015, this special day of the week, which Conway calls Doomsday, was a Saturday. 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10 and 12/12 always fall on the same day of the week (Doomsday) in any year. If you memorize the phrase I went to my nine-to-five job at the seven-eleven, you can also remember easily that 9/5, 7/11, 5/9 and 11/7 also fall on Doomsday.