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.
Although no calendar months have five weeks, it can be useful to know which ones have five Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. To determine this, a person needs to know how many days the month contains and what day of the week it starts on. For a month of 30 days (April, June, September and November), the first two days will occur five times. For months with 31 days (January, March, May, July, August, October and December), the first three weekdays come up five times.