Today in history: Morocco is the first country to recognize the U.S.
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On December 20, 1777, the Kingdom of Morocco became the first country in the world to recognize United States independence, only a year and a half after the U.S. Declaration of Independence was issued. The War of Independence was still in progress, and the result was still far from certain.
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Original Title: TIL that Morocco was the first country to formally recognize the United States as an independent nation in 1777. The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship, signed in 1786, is the longest unbroken treaty in U.S. history.

  • drunkosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 个月前

    The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship, signed in 1786, is the longest unbroken treaty in U.S. history.

    Don’t tell it to 47 he will see it as a challenge