Template:Sequence of the Day for July 4

Intended for: July 4, 2012

Timetable

• First draft to be entered by April 4, 2012.
• Draft to be reviewed by May 4, 2012.
• Draft to be approved by June 4, 2012

Yesterday's SOTD * Tomorrow's SOTD

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A123456: Sequence name

{ −20, 56, 55, 56, 55, 56, 51, ... }

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Past Sequences of the Day for this date

2011

• First draft entered by Alonso del Arte on April 7, 2011 ✓
• Draft reviewed by Frank Ellerman on April 20, 2011 ✓
• Draft approved with a little reluctance by Charles R Greathouse IV on July 1, 2011 ✓
• Draft rejected for re-use next Independence Day by Alonso del Arte on account of Charles Greathouse's reluctance for use this year on July 5, 2011. ✓

A084989: Number of 4-year terms served by Presidents of the U.S.A.

{ 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, ... }

When the United States declared their independence from the King of England 248 years ago today, there was great reluctance to give central power to one man, and indeed today the officeholder of President of the United States is sometimes referred to as "the most powerful man on Earth." It was not until 1789 that George Washington was elected the very first American president. This particular sequence so far consists almost entirely of 1s and 2s, with the only 4 corresponding to what could have been Franklin D. Roosevelt's 16-year term.