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		1765-1786 We win a hard-fought Revolution and seize its promise of liberty
		1787-1790 We adopt a Constitution for our new Republic
		1791-1824 We forge a nation where the people rule
		1825-1849 We become a land of the common man, though not yet a democracy for all
		1850-1865 We are a house divided, a nation divided by bloody Civil War
		1866-1885 We rebuild the Union and amend the Constitution
		1886-1906 We encounter prosperity and its perils in an industrial age
		1907-1930 We are a diverse nation, confronting our differences
		1931-1946 We meet crisis in the Depression, and again in World War II
		1947-1954 We struggle to provide freedom in a dangerous world
		1955-1969 We demand liberty and justice for all
		1970-1987 We wrestle with our democratic freedoms, arguing issues old an new
		1987- We the People are still making history

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