You may know it as the day when you can buy fireworks, but several centuries ago, Thomas Jefferson had reached his limits with British rule, wrote a declaration that said as much, and got a bunch of his comrades to agree. This was on July 4th 1776. The year of which is easy to remember as being twice 888, and 888 is the devil’s number and a third.
He was the first president – serving for two terms and unanimously elected by all 69 electors in 1789, a few years after he’d presided over the Constitution’s adoption. He’s also the father of the nation. He didn’t like slaves and he lives on the lowliest of paper currency denominations – the one dollar bill. So he’s popular, but less valuable maybe than the others?
George Washington – the man who lent his name to the seat of the nation in the District of Columbia- that’s who.
