No, that rumble you heard today was not the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse come to level Los Angeles for its gay marriages, legal weed or traffic. Just an earthquake. Sorry Donnie and the Believers

And since Mother Nature got the party going early, lets sync with her with some fireworks and Factslaps to commemorate the immigrants who left an oppressive government, risked and lost lives to cross hostile borders, and finally sought asylum in the home of the free. Sound familiar?

• Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Four others were also on the committee: Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Robert Livingston.
• John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. He made his mark in the center and it’s the largest signature on the document, likely because he was President of Congress at the time, according to the National Archives.
• Independence Day should have been celebrated on July 2, 1776. Although the document was dated July 4, congress actually voted for independence from Great Britain two days prior on July 2, 1776. It apparently wasn’t signed by everyone until August 2, 1776.
• John Adams wrote a letter to his wife about how memorable Independence Day would be in American history. He was obviously right — in his letter, he said the day should be celebrated with parades, bonfires, and fireworks.
• The Pennsylvania Evening Post was the first newspaper to print the Declaration. It came out in the newspaper on July 6, 1776 for everyone to see, after a local printer named John Dunlap produced copies of the declaration’s manuscript.
• An estimated 2.5 million people lived in the nation in July 1776. As of July 2017, about 325.7 million people live in the U.S., according to the United States Census.
• Three presidents who signed the Declaration of Independence died on July 4. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826 — on the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence. James Monroe died five years later on July 4, 1831.
• Independence Day was once celebrated on July 5. The holiday fell on a Sunday in 1779, so the country celebrated on July 5th instead.
• U.S. soldiers got a special treat on the 4th of July in 1778. George Washington helped the troops celebrate by allowing them a double ration of rum, according to Live Science.
• Americans spend over $1 billion on fireworks every year. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the numbers continue to go up every year. The biggest celebration is the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show, which takes over 8,000 hours to prepare.
• There are 33 places in the United States with the word “liberty” in their names. According to the U.S. Census, four of them are counties — Georgia, Florida, Montana, and Texas have a Liberty County.
• It didn’t become a federal holiday until 1870. It took nearly 100 years for it to be recognized as such, but when it finally happened it was up in the ranks with Christmas and a few other holidays.
•  Around 150 million hot dogs are consumed on Fourth of July. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, that’s enough dogs to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles more than five times.