[DOC] [TLE] Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia [PAR] The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred following 
its July 4,1776 approval by 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress ... 
Most historians have concluded that it was signed nearly a month after its 
adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed. [DOC] [TLE] Delegates sign Declaration of Independence - Aug 02, 1776 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Delegates sign Declaration of Independence on Aug 02, 
1776. Learn more about what happened today on History. ... On this day in 1776, 
members of Congress affix their signatures to an ... including some who were not 
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this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in ... Its members 
were John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of ... John Adams wrote 
that July 2 would be celebrated as the most memorable ... Sign Up no thanks... [DOC] [TLE] Why July 2 is really America's independence day - The Washington ... [PAR] Jul 2, 2012 ... Why did he not write her another letter, on July 4th, and say he had been 
premature? Because it was on July 2, 1776, that the Second Continental 
Congress meeting in ... It is now believed that most of the delegates signed it on 
Aug. 2. ... Post Forum members consistently offer thought-provoking, timely... [DOC] [TLE] When is the real Independence Day: July 2 or July 4? [PAR] Jul 2, 2016 ... (Most of the members of the Continental Congress signed a version of the 
Declaration on August 2, 1776 in Philadelphia. ... her 1997 book about the 
Declaration that no member of Congress recalled in early July 1777 that it was .... 
Jefferson and Adams did not choose to die on the fourth, it was Providence. [DOC] [TLE] Conflict and Revolution 1775-1776 - The History Place [PAR] May 10, 1775 - The Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, 
with ... July 3, 1775 - At Cambridge, Massachusetts, George Washington takes ... 
American shall make a stand, not for herself alone, but for the world," Paine 
states. ... of the document occurs on August 2, as most of the 55 members of 
Congress... [DOC] [TLE] Declaration of Independence Facts, Full Text & Dates To Remember ... [PAR] One of the most widely held misconceptions about the Declaration of ... On July 4, 
1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration. It wasn't signed until 
August 2, 1776. After Jefferson wrote his first draft of the Declaration, the other 
members of the Declaration committee and the Continental Congress made 86... [DOC] [TLE] US History Timeline: War of Independence [PAR] 1774 - September 5 to October 26, the First Continental Congress meets in ... The 
Americans are ordered not to fire until they can see "the whites of their eyes. ... 
The actual signing of the document occurs on August 2, as most of the 55 
members of Congress place ... July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of 
Independence. [DOC] [TLE] The Declaration of Independence: Six things you (probably) didn't ... [PAR] Jul 4, 2015 ... The Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the ... The 
Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4. ... but most delegates did 
not sign the document until August 2, 1776, according to the National Archives. ... 
July 2, the day the Continental Congress voted for independence, was... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: Most of the members of the Continental Congress did this on Aug. 2, 1776, not on July 4
Answer: signed