On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died of a heart attack at Peacefield at approximately 6:20 pm.
Lesath (stars.astro.illinois.edu) LESATH (Upsilon Scorpii). Lesath, Scorpius’s Upsilon star, is intimately related in the observer’s eye to Shaula (Lambda Scorpii), the two making the Scorpion’s famed, and very real-looking, stinger.
