Three neat July 4 facts

1. The Declaration of Independence wasn't actually signed on July 4th-Most delegates signed it on August 2, 1776. July 4th is the date Congress voted to adopt the text, not the date anyone picked up a quill. John Hancock, whose signature is the most famous thing about the document, was one of only two men who signed it on July 4th. The rest trickled in over the following weeks, and at least one de…