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   From: morganp@ntplx.net   
      
   Anonymous wrote:   
   > On 15 Nov 2005, "Joe Bruno"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>The Articles of Confederation are not operative now. We have a   
   >>Constitution, instead.   
   >>You could argue the USA was actually born when we won the Revolutionary   
   >>War. If we had lost, the British would have retained control of the   
   >>colonies and the Declaration wouldn't mean much.   
   >>   
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   > In lieu of fanciful "revisionism" and "what-if" scenarios,   
   > actual historical precedent dictates that July 4, 1776 is   
   > most definitely the official birthday of the United States   
   > of America.  That's why good U.S. citizens have recognized   
   > this date as such, beginning with the first anniversary of   
   > the founding of these United States of America on July 4th,   
   > 1777 in Philadelphia. Actual veterans of the revolutionary   
   > war assembled on July 4th in rememberance of their victory   
   > and hard-earned independence from the Brits.   
   >   
   > Even the Declaration of Independence itself begins exactly:   
   >   
   >         "In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.   
   >          The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen   
   >          united States of America,"   
   >   
   > That's officially the UNANIMOUS Declaration of Independence   
   > of the UNITED States of America! The July 4th date was good   
   > enough for our great nation's founding fathers, and for the   
   > veterans who actually *fought* in the revolutionary war and   
   > for patriotic Americans across the land: as July 4th became   
   > a national tradition for commemorating the BIRTH of the USA.   
   > Albeit it wasn't until 1941 that Congress declared July 4th   
   > a federal holiday, patriotic Americans have always observed   
   > the anniversary of America's nativity on July 4th each year.   
   >   
   > As for your argument about "what if we had lost", we didn't. :-D   
   >   
   > Made in America,   
   > Daniel Joseph Min   
   > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2B1CCFE7   
   >   
   >  *Download Min's Banned (Freeware) Books:   
   >   http://www.2hot2cool.com/11/danieljosephmin/   
   >   
   >  *Min's Google-Archived Home Page On The WWW:   
   >   http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=XJBDEJF138262.902245370   
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