r/dankmemes Sep 22 '21

I am probably an intellectual or something In Europe this is nothing.

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u/HollisRules Sep 22 '21

That’s like a third of U.S history

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u/Mister_Lich Sep 22 '21

Ah yes, because as we all know, nobody existed in North America until 1776

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u/Usermaatra_Setepenra I <3 MOTM Sep 22 '21

Well, he said US

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u/Mister_Lich Sep 22 '21

Yes, which doesn't begin on 1776, it begins with colonization at the latest lol

There are buildings in the USA built, and still standing, before 1776. Harvard was founded in the 1600s.

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u/Mezhal Sep 22 '21

Also wrong. The states weren’t united until 1776.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21 edited Sep 22 '21

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u/Silent_Ensemble Dank Royalty Sep 22 '21

British history doesn’t begin with the formation of the UK. The history of the UK starts with the formation of the UK.

The history of the United States starts with the unification of the states, the history of America would include all of what came before that.

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u/Jacor78 Sep 22 '21

Safe this one from downvote-hell

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u/OhSoYouWannaPlayHuh Sep 22 '21

Yes, of course people existed in North America for thousands of years, but the political institution known as the United States of America didn't exist until July 4th 1776.

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u/Rioter289 Sep 22 '21

Technically July 2nd the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 2nd it was read to the public on the 4th