Saturday, September 9
United States
On this day in 1776 the Continental Congress decreed "that in all Continental commissions and other instruments, where heretofore the words United Colonies have been used, the style be altered, for the future, to the United States." The name "United States" had been used sporadically since 1774, but now sporadic use was no longer adequate.
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