1776
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In 1776 Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” spurred Americans to revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It depicts Caesar Rodney, who cast a clinching vote in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain but is viewed critically by some because he owned slaves.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The obscure answer: the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, which returned a friendly American warship’s 13-gun salute on Nov. 16, 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The Redcoats drove the Continental Army from New York in September 1776 and would hold the city throughout the war.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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