John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be celebrated on July 2, according to The History Channel. He died on July 4, 1926.

John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be celebrated on July 2, according to The History Channel. He died on July 4, 1926.

While Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4, there are arguments it should actually be July 2, most notably from founding father John Adams. Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian and ...

John Adams, who would soon become the first vice president before succeeding George Washington, wrote to his wife, Abigail, that July 2 would become the celebration of independence for years to ...