# John Adams

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 2, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-adams/662474 "2013-07-02T19:46:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![lawbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-adams/662474/1 "2013-07-02T19:46:31Z")

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This is a quote from a letter to Abigail on July 3rd, 1776, of course, the Declaration was actually “adopted” July 2nd.

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> But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.

The crypt the Adams’ are buried in is the only place in the United States where 2 President’s and thier wives are buried “side by side”.