User blog:TenaciousFalcon/4th of July - Independence Day

Happy 4th of July, American mappers.

Exactly 241 years and 2 days ago, the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from the United Kingdom. The declaration of Independence resulted in a 7 years independence war.

Although the United States were only recognized by the UK in September 1783, the Thirteen Colonies already became independent on July 2nd, 1776.