250 Years Ago: A 'Committee of Five' Where Only One Really Mattered
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- ▪Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The song "But, Mr.
- ▪Adams" is about the formation of the "Committee of Five" on June 11, 1776, which Congress tasked with writing the Declaration of Independence.
- ▪For independence to be achieved, many impossibilities had to come to pass.
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| Original publisher | PJ Media |
| Canonical URL | https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/06/12/250-years-ago-a-committee-of-five-where-only-one-really-mattered-n4953894 |
| Publication time | Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:39:00 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-12T14:52:59.279Z |
| Last seen | 2026-06-12T14:52:59.279Z |
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250 Years Ago: A 'Committee of Five' Where Only One Really Mattered Rick Moran | 10:39 AM on June 12, 2026 Alonzo Chappel/National Archives via AP If you haven't seen the Broadway musical 1776, you really should stream it this Independence Day.It's not very accurate, and some of the portrayals of the Founders were fanciful. Some of the music is eminently forgettable. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The song "But, Mr. Adams" is about the formation of the "Committee of Five" on June 11, 1776, which Congress tasked with writing the Declaration of Independence.
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