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Reform of State Symbols

Name: Reform of State Symbols – United States factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States · Politics / Continental Congress. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1782Date range

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Chronological records

1782

George Washington20 April 1782

Washington · Politics / Continental Congress

Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States

Names involved

George Washington

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