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Post by billisonboard on Jul 4, 2020 9:01:05 GMT -5
On July 9, 1776, a rowdy group of American colonists banded together at a political rally in New York City and did something that today would be called "badass."
They had just been treated to a public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which Congress had officially adopted less than a week earlier. After hearing calls to "dissolve the political bands" of tyranny, they marched to a public park that featured a statue of King George III, Britain's ruler, and knocked the 4,000-pound statue off its 15-foot pedestal.
The head of the statue was then decapitated and perched on top of a spike, and much of the rest was melted down to make 42,000 musket balls for American soldiers. Our country is in chaos. But it's a great time to be an American Happy 4th my fellow Americans. May acts of patriotism continue against President Trump's declaration of war against "us". |
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 4, 2020 9:08:27 GMT -5
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Post by dondub on Jul 4, 2020 12:46:03 GMT -5
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