00:00In the sweltering summer of 1776, 56 patriots gathered in a meeting hall in Philadelphia
00:07and signed their names to a document that would change the course of history forever.
00:13The Declaration of Independence, and I have it right there.
00:19What a beauty.
00:21Not only did they sever the political bonds with Great Britain,
00:25they announced a new era in human events, proclaiming that all of us are endowed by our creator
00:33with rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
00:37In our war for independence and every generation since,
00:42thousands of American patriots have enlisted their lives in defense of that cause.
00:47From Trenton to Yorktown, from Gettysburg to Chambersburg,
00:54from the fields of France to the shores of the Philippines
00:58and on the battlefields all over the world,
01:02every generation of Americans has drawn meaning and been inspired
01:06by the immortal deeds of the founding generation
01:09and the nation they gave us to build and to defend.
01:12In two and a half centuries, that's 250 years,
01:20the spirit of 1776 has carried our flag to places and heights
01:25that our founding fathers could never have dreamed.
01:28Americans forged into the frontier and blaze across the Great Plains.
01:32We tamed the Wild West.
01:34We pushed the boundaries of scientific discovery.
01:37We enlightened the world with electricity and commerce.
01:42We defeated tyrants and vanquished dictators.
01:45And we planted the American flag on the moon.
01:49We owe it all to the patriots and heroes of 1776.
01:54This is the story of America.
01:58We're excited to retell one of the greatest tales in the history of mankind,
02:03working with Hillsdale College and some of our country's brightest leaders
02:08and foremost thinkers who have contributed to the story of America video series,
02:15including Vice President J.D. Vance,
02:17Secretary of War Pete Hegseth,
02:21Dr. Larry Arndt,
02:24Eric Metaxas,
02:26Brian Kilmeade,
02:27and many others.
02:30Join us in honoring this incredible history,
02:33and together we will give America the greatest birthday celebration
02:36our country has ever seen.
02:39God bless you,
02:41and God bless America.
02:47God bless America.
03:17God bless America.
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