Good morning! And happy Fourth of July!
If you’re not feeling particularly proud to be an American on this Independence Day — understandable! — use this day to celebrate the Battle of Mantinea, in which the Thebans defeated the Spartans. Or the Philippines’ independence from U.S. colonial rule in 1946. Or maybe the end of UK war-era rationing in 1954. Or…
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