the American Revolution
noun
: the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America
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The cannons will be part of a new exhibit on Savannah's role in the American Revolution, which is scheduled to open Fourth of July weekend, said Samantha Moss, the museum's curator.
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CBS News, 4 June 2026
Over that same decade, the dialectic of populist and elite politics and culture also shaped planning for the 1976 Bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution, perhaps the farthest-reaching civic project ever attempted in the United States.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The paper often credited with being the first true daily in America, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, was founded generations later, in the months leading up to the American Revolution.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
History buffs will want to visit Yorktown Battlefield, where the American Revolution ended in 1781 following the surrender of General Cornwallis.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
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CBS News, 4 June 2026
Over that same decade, the dialectic of populist and elite politics and culture also shaped planning for the 1976 Bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution, perhaps the farthest-reaching civic project ever attempted in the United States.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The paper often credited with being the first true daily in America, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, was founded generations later, in the months leading up to the American Revolution.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
History buffs will want to visit Yorktown Battlefield, where the American Revolution ended in 1781 following the surrender of General Cornwallis.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
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