Picture of the day The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. commemorates the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826). Today marks the 200th anniversary of Jefferson’s death as well as the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, drafted primarily by Jefferson. #ImageOfTheDay

<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en">Picture of the day </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jefferson_Memorial_Washington_April_2017_002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="http://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/picture-of-the-daythe-jefferson-memorial-in-washington-d-c-commemorates-the-third-president-of-the-united-states-thomas-jefferson-april-13-1743-july-4-1826-today-marks-the.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jefferson_Memorial_Washington_April_2017_002.jpg/960px-Jefferson_Memorial_Washington_April_2017_002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4016"></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en" style="display:inline;">The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. commemorates the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826). Today marks the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's death as well as the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, drafted primarily by Jefferson.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>