1776
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That's the question the government-funded Smithsonian Institution posed itself as the United States gears up for the anniversary of the nation's July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence.
From Barron's • May 29, 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
Up to 1776, essays published as pamphlets had dominated political debate in the American colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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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