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A nation born of revolution
Kurt Shillinger
“Not only was the United States born of revolution,” historian Walter McDougall once noted “it is one.” Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in a revolution felt round the world. It resulted in a nation that reached the moon with a slide rule and gave rise to a global religious movement founded by a woman. It is a yet-young country, still restlessly striving to perfect its founding ideal that all individuals are created equal.
