1776
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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
He traces how women’s-rights advocates, labor reformers and other movements seized the language of 1776 to press their own demands, bending its promises toward new ends.
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
Meanwhile, a stone barn that was built in 1776 and was initially used as a “working agricultural structure” has been turned into an 8,000-square-foot “entertainment space and gym.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
By the fall of 1776, Washington, Billy Lee, and the defeated Continental Army had barely escaped with their lives.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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