What day of the week was the original 4th of July in 1776?

Day of the week July 4th, 2050

• What day of the week will July 4th, 2050 fall on, and do you have an explanation of how you figured this out? (ie No single word answers, I need an explanation)

• Answer:

  Hi there, MONDAY! There are several methods for calculating the day of the week for a particular date. If the method is a shortcut, it will be quicker and easier to use, yet how it works will be less obvious. For example, a computer program is the easiest to use, yet the hardest to understand how it works. At the other end of the scale, you could scribble down hundreds of calendar pages until you reached 2050, which would be laborious, but very easy to understand. The middle ground is a formula like this one: 1. Take the last 2 digits of the year and add a quarter onto itself. (04 + 1 = 5) 2. Get the corresponding code for the month. (see link below) 3. Take the day. (=13) 4. Add the numbers together (5 + 5 + 13 = 23) 5. Take away 7 (or multiples of 7) until a number from 1-7 is left. (23 - 21 =2) 6. This number corresponds to the day of the week. (1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, etc.) In this case 2 = Tuesday To see the codes for each month, plus other rules which apply to this formula, see this site: http://www.whichday.com/ They also link to some other ways of doing it. The Answer ========== 1. 50 + 12 = 62 2. The code for July is 5 3. The day is 4 4. Add them together (62+5+4=71) 5. Subtract multiples of 7 (71-70=1) 6. 1 = Monday I verified this by using the Flash program on the above site. Search strategy: "how to calculate" day week ://www.google.com/search?q=%22how+to+calculate%22+day+week Best wishes, robertskelton-ga