One of the World Trade Centres was built to be 1,776 feet tall on purpose to reference the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
100 Mind-Blowing Independence Facts
Many pets from the U.S. run away on July 4th. This is highly due to their fear of fireworks during America’s Day of Independence.
Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on Independence Day. These titular figures for American independence both died exactly 50 years after the Declaration on July 4, 1826. WTF facts, or coincidence?
On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.
The tallest building in the US is One World Trade Centre in New York, which comes in at number six on the worldwide list. It stands at exactly 1,776 feet as a nod to the date of the Declaration of Independence.
Independence Village: In 1977, East Sussex, a small community on the Welsh-English border, declared independence from the UK and needed visas for foreigners.