America's spirit of 1776: the first anti-colonialist revolution
America's spirit of 1776: the first anti-colonialist revolution
This issue of the Unesco Courier marks the bicentennial of the American Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776 and the founding of the United States as an independent nation. This was the first anti-colonial revolution of modern times and prepared the way for the French Revolution thirteen years later.
Articles and photo stories look retrospectively at some of the major historic events and personalities of the American Revolution 200 years ago and in the perspective of the American people today.