1776
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How many other countries’ institutions that were around in 1776 are recognizably the same today?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Describing July 4, 1776, as an anticlimax might strike a dissonant note for most Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The American patriots who pledged their lives to independence in 1776, were the heirs to this majestic inheritance," Trump said.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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
On March 17, 1776, as the siege of Boston neared a full year, the British left the city on ships that sailed for Halifax, a safe port in British Canada.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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