1776
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Describing July 4, 1776, as an anticlimax might strike a dissonant note for most Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Rubio then attends a gala reception in New Delhi for the 250th anniversary of US independence from Britain, on July 4, 1776.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The authors find that “each fifty-year marker on America’s 250-year journey since 1776 has found our country at a crossroads of some sort.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"With the spirit of 1776 in our minds," he said, "we can perhaps agree that we do not always agree".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
In the remarkable year of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, including those timeless words All men are created equal.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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