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    1776United States Declaration of Independence Shared thread 1781Siege of Yorktown Shared thread 1775Battles of Lexington and Concord Shared thread 1862American Civil War Shared thread 1776Liberty Bell Shared thread 1917American entry into World War I Shared thread

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    October 17, 1777

    Convention of Saratoga

    Only two American officers watched the defeated army pile its arms. Gates had kept the rest of his men back, to spare the losers the humiliation.

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