Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 2, 2025
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July 2, 2025: Two hundred and forty-nine (249) years ago on July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress officially declared independence from Great Britain. It would be two days later, on July 4th, 1776, that the Declaration of Independence was officially approved by Congress. Throughout the history of this country, we have celebrated the Fourth as our Independence Day because of the approval of the Declaration of Independence, but John Adams was under the impression that Americans would want to celebrate independence on July 2nd. The American public would hear the Declaration of Independence for the first time on July 8, 1776 when Colonel John Nixon read it aloud in what would become Independence Square.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- July 1, 2025-39 cities of the top 100 cities hold elections in even-numbered years
- June 30, 2025-39% of voters say the federal government is the greatest threat to the founding ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance
- June 27, 2025-17% of voters have introduced themselves using preferred personal pronouns
- June 26, 2025-Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have mandatory retirement ages for judges
- June 25, 2025-40 states conduct only single-winner contests for state legislative elections
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