Timing of the Declaration of Independence was, er, self-evident. The Constitution, hardly.
With the earmarks of a grand, iconic prank, the tea in Boston Harbor made a huge splash.
Call ‘em what you will: Leathernecks, Jarheads or Devil Dogs, they were at the beginning.
The ragtag Continental Navy faced Britain’s unrivaled might on the high seas.
Technically speaking, the United States had an Army before it was a nation.