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July 4, 1951 – the 175th Anniversary of 1776
By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1951, was the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and found us not only in the throes of the Cold War, but hot one as well. The Korean War began just over a year ago, in the summer of 1950. We still were a nation of…
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July 4, 1901 – the 125th Anniversary of 1776
By Jacqueline T. Lynch, Vice President July 4, 1901, was the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, celebrated in the new century, the 20th century. There were now 45 states, and William McKinley was the President. His vice president was Theodore Roosevelt, who would take over as President in two more months when McKinley…