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mobeau69

(11,145 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:57 PM Jul 2022

Amazing how many people think July 4th is our country's

“birthday”. It is the “birthday” of the Declaration of Independence. July 21, 1788 is the “birthday” of The United States.

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Amazing how many people think July 4th is our country's (Original Post) mobeau69 Jul 2022 OP

The United States of America existed before the Constitition. NutmegYankee Jul 2022 #1

Starting on July 4th? mobeau69 Jul 2022 #5

Techncially July 2nd, but the Declaration was announced to the public on the 4th. NutmegYankee Jul 2022 #7

1776 The Egg Frasier Balzov Jul 2022 #2

YES!!! elleng Jul 2022 #4

We're Not Fucking United SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 #3

True. mobeau69 Jul 2022 #6

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

1. The United States of America existed before the Constitition.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:01 PM

Jul 2022

We had that same name under the Articles of Confederation and the Continental Congress earlier.

mobeau69

(11,145 posts)

5. Starting on July 4th?

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:07 PM

Jul 2022

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

7. Techncially July 2nd, but the Declaration was announced to the public on the 4th.

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:09 PM

Jul 2022

So the 4th stuck as a holiday instead of the 2nd.

Frasier Balzov

(2,654 posts)

2. 1776 The Egg

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:01 PM

Jul 2022

elleng

(130,972 posts)

4. YES!!!

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:05 PM

Jul 2022

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)

3. We're Not Fucking United

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:02 PM

Jul 2022

Divided States is more like it.

mobeau69

(11,145 posts)

6. True.

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 03:08 PM

Jul 2022

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