When US people declared their independence, it is 1776.

当美国宣布独立的时候，正是1776年；

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Serbia and Kosovo are due to hold their first high-level talks since Pristina declared independence three years ago.

自普里斯提纳宣布独立起三年之后，塞尔维亚与科索沃将举行首次高层会谈。

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The British only stayed for a week, then marched out of town on July 4th, five years to the day after the American colonies had first declared their independence.

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They declared independence for a region they recognize as Azawad, the cradle of their nomadic civilization.

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