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Has it been narrowed down or proven that John Adams or Alex Hamilton were elsewhere during the signing of the Declaration of Indep? Or is it still up in the air? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 19 hours ago

The signing was not a single event, as depicted in some artwork. There's a wiki about the question of when all that occurred. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence

July 4th is when it was first approved by vote.