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.
2. a period of seven successive days that begins with or includes an indicated day: the week of June 3. 3. (often cap.) a period of seven successive days devoted to celebrating or honoring something: National Book Week. 4. the working portion of the seven-day period; workweek: a 35-hour week.