In 1942, in Washington, 26 countries signed the "Declaration of the United Nations, " affirming opposition to Axis powers and confirming that no co-signatory would make a separate peace.

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In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to General George Washington's troops in New York.

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Late Wednesday night, I asked Doyle McManus, the Washington bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times, how Palin's address and Schmidt's declaration would affect his newspaper's reporting.

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Much has happened in the 236 years since men like Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, Paine, Jay, and Henry signed the Declaration of Independence, framed the Constitution, and formed a nation.

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