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On July 4, 1826, the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday with parades and speeches across the country. But what ultimately sanctified the national jubilee in the minds of the celebrants was an extraordinary coincidence: the nearly simultaneous deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John... read more
First Sentence
THE GREAT EVENT staged in anticipation of the national jubilee was in fact spread out over two years, 1824-25, and touched all twenty-four of the United States.
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- Andrew Burstein (Author)
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