# 1703: "250 Years of the United States of America"

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Published: 2026-07-04T07:00:09+00:00
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Interesting Things with JC #1703: "250 Years of the United States of America" – On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence and ordered it printed across the colonies. That decision launched a nation that, over the next 250 years, fought for its independence, wrote the world's oldest written national constitution still in continuous use, defeated tyranny, reached the Moon, and reshaped human history.

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