What were temps on 4th of July, 1776 during signing of Declaration of Independence?
Source: New York Post · Bias: Right
Summary
The Founding Fathers had it easy -- Philadelphia was a breezy 76 degrees on July 4, 1776, while America's 250th birthday swelters under a dangerous triple-digit heat dome across the Northeast.
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