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What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago? #823403 7 hours ago
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OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776. Source: What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?