On the night of July 3rd, 1826, a dying man in Virginia whispered [music] a question to the people at his bedside. Is it the 4th? It wasn't. >> [music] >> Not yet. He closed his eyes and held on. It was the 50th anniversary of [music] the Declaration of Independence. The entire country was celebrating. And the two men who made it possible were dying hundreds of miles apart on the same morning. Thomas Jefferson, [music] the man who wrote the Declaration, died at Monticello at 12:50 in the afternoon. He was 83. He had held on [music] through the night to die on the anniversary of the words he wrote. 5 hours later in Quincy, [music] Massachusetts, John Adams opened his eyes for the last time. He was 90. He had fought for independence [music] in Congress when no one else would. His last words, "Thomas Jefferson [music] survives." He didn't know Jefferson had died that morning. His last thought [music] was of his friend. And he was wrong. Two men who built a nation, both dead [music] on its 50th birthday. The author and the advocate, 5 hours apart, >> [music] >> 500 miles apart. 5 years later, James Monroe, the fifth president, also [music] died on July 4th. Three of the first five presidents, the same date. Tonight is July 4th, 2026, exactly 200 years [music] since Jefferson and Adams died on the anniversary of the thing they built together. Is it coincidence? Or did two old men hold on >> [music] >> through one last night to die on the only date that mattered? Is it the 4th? [music] It is now. Like and subscribe Grave File TV. New file every day.