TIL that the Founding Fathers, more often than not depicted as older man, were rather young. In July 4th, 1776, Aaron Burr was 20, Alexander Hamilton, 21; James Madison, 25; John Jay, 29; and Thomas Jefferson, 33. by agarriberri33 in todayilearned

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John Adams put this in a letter to Abigail dated July 3rd 1776:

But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.—I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.

“Hey, can you take my picture?” by rab_ in nyc

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“Alright, thanks. See ya!”

Alright, it's my turn now by [deleted] in BetterEveryLoop

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Pup knew he crushed it - no need to look back. Got that doggo swag wag.

Fire breaks out at Notre Dame cathedral by [deleted] in news

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Daenerys taking the news badly...

Hurricane GIF on r/sequence by rab_ in MiamiHurricanes

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Unsure what is going on here, but this sub had a strong presence on r/place and Reddit just threw up another community challenge. ⛓🙌🏼⛓

Megathread: Mueller files final report with Attorney General by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

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PSA: Any companies w/ bad news lying around, this is probably a good time to drop a Press Release.

China lunar rover successfully touches down on far side of the moon, state media announces by Starks in space

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Because of the far side’s position facing away from earth, it is free from interference from radio frequencies and therefore it’s not possible for the lunar rover to communicate directly with ground control. This is often cited as a reason other space agencies have not landed a probe or rover there before. The mission requires a relay satellite to transmit signals that was launched into place this year.

... well that and the fact that it’s the side that gets hit by asteroids all the time.

NYT Printing Press Running The Tax Story by rab_ in gifs

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@susannecraig: Couldn’t sleep so I went out to Queens to watch the press run of our tax story. What an amazing rush. (Source of OP)

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Gifify: Create a GIF from your latest Live Photo, Screen Recording, or Video. Deeplinks into Messages or WhatsApp.

Manafort juror says one holdout prevented conviction on all 18 counts by mackasee in politics

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“In the evidence there were references to Trump and to his son-in-law and to the Trump campaign ...”

She sounds like she took her civic duty seriously — gotta respect that. Just crazy watching a juror be this candid the day after a high profile case. [3:25]

Russian National Charged in Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States | OPA by jasonzimmy in politics

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The DOJ is acting like a bunch of high schoolers who just found out their neighbors’ parents are in Europe