When the colonists in North America first declared themselves to be the United States, I bet you don’t know which country was the first to officially recognize the new nation. It happened on November 16, 1776, and had to do with a ship — so there’s a hint; it had to be a country with a harbor. The ship was flying the new US flag, and when it entered the…
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