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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin writing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Fireworks celebrating America's 250th over Washington, DC, on July 5, 2026, in Arlington, VA. (Getty Images)
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People deploy a large US flag near the US Capitol as part of the “Salute to America” Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A copy of the Declaration of Independence at the former home of Thomas Paine, on July 4, 2026, in Lewes, England. (Getty Images)
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Tiananmen Square on the eve of the opening of the National People's Congress on March 4, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has a speech during the presentation of the digital state service Diya (The Action) in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 6, 2020. (Getty Images)
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall on July 3, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with President Donald Trump ahead of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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David W. Murray
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Erin O’Toole
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