Which U.S. presidents died in the same year?
Correct answer: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Player Meyer
They were both instrumental in writing the Declaration of Independence and getting it passed
quicksilver
Maestro13, if only Congress would do that today
Maestro13
They were icons who had very differing philosophies, but worked to make it happen . Definitely not friends.
RushMama2112
Maestro13, they had a rift between them for many years but had begun to write one another again a few years before they died.
Hawken
footnie55, The US is a republic, not a democracy.
Melode
The rift was because they were running for President at the same time and a lot of bad feeling was a result of this. They were friends before that. I read that they mended their rift.
footnie55
Player mj88, They both had their doubts that democracy could survive, so I don't think they'd be that surprised that it's failing, maybe just saddened that they were right.