• JoYo@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    the “founding fathers” of the US were all in their early 20s.

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      3 months ago

      A few were, not all, in 1776 -

      Thomas Jefferson was 33 John Adams was 40 George Washington was 44 Samuel Adams was 53 Benjamin Franklin was 70

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      This is false. Ben Franklin was nearly 70 in 1776. Only a handful were even below 20, let alone early 20s.