by
the
numbers:
July
4
th
150 MILLION
hot dogs are eaten
on the 4th of July.
BY AMANDA JONES
OVER 10,000
people visit the emergency room
for firework-related injuries.
In 2022, those who celebrated spent
$2.3 billion
on fireworks.
The Liberty Bell
rings
13 times
every 4th of July
in honor of the 13
original states.
There have been
27
different
versions
of the U.S. flag
from 1777 to 1960.
Only 2 men signed the Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 1776: John Hancock
and Charles Thompson.
Joey Chestnut holds the record for most
hot dogs eaten on the 4th of July: 76.
The average age of
those who signed
the Declaration of
Independence was
45.
In 1776, the United States had
only about 2.5 million people
living there; today,
there are
333.3 million.
3 U.S. presidents have died on the
4th of July: James Monroe, John
Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
