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Happy Independence Day … have some Ray Charles, on me
In celebration of the nation’s birthday; the 234th anniversary of America’s declaration of independence from Britain, please enjoy my favorite rendition of “America the Beautiful,” by the late, great...
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Happy Fourth of July (and what the Declaration actually said)
E.J. Dionne explains it all. A clip from Dionne’s Washington Post column: …In the long list of “abuses and usurpations” the Declaration documents, taxes don’t come up until the 17th item, and that...
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Happy Independence Day! (or how July 2nd got the shaft)
On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies voted to formally separate from Great Britain (New York abstained). On that occasion, John Adams, a future president of...
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