1776

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1. The year in which the Declaration of Independence was written.

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It made no sense for politicians in 1776 to sit in a room trying to balance the trade deficit of imported wine over exported British wool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

This happens to be the first work ever written for pairs of violins, violas and cellos, as an expression of freedom that, in 1776, felt revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Vance's speech came as dozens of tall ships from more than 20 countries sailed into New York harbor to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

The document was seized by the Royal Navy on Christmas Eve 1776 when the HMS Raisonable captured an American ship, the Dalton, off the coast of Portugal following a seven-hour pursuit.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

After settler forces defeated the Cherokees in 1776, one group of Cherokees strongly opposed to ceding any more land moved farther west.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz