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🗓️ 9 July 2025
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The lives of these men are essential to understanding the American form of government and our ideals of liberty. The Founding Fathers all played key roles in the securing of American independence from Great Britain and in the creation of the government of the United States of America.
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0:04.0 | The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States. |
0:09.2 | Recipients have done the improbable, the unexpected, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves. |
0:17.8 | This medal is for the men who went down that day. |
0:21.5 | On Medal of Honor, stories of courage, you'll hear about these heroes and what their |
0:26.2 | stories tell us about the nature of bravery. |
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0:35.4 | On this episode of Nuts World, as part of Founding Father's Week, I'm talking about the |
0:40.7 | lives and legacies of our original founders and the impact they've had in our country. |
0:50.4 | On this episode of Nuts World, John Hancock was an American founding father, merchant, statesman, and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. |
1:01.1 | He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
1:09.8 | And perhaps he is remembered best because of his huge signature of the Declaration of Massachusetts. And perhaps he is remembered best |
1:11.4 | because of his huge signature |
1:13.4 | of the Declaration of Independence. |
1:16.1 | He also signed the Articles of Confederation |
1:18.3 | and used his influence |
1:20.2 | to ensure that Massachusetts ratified |
1:22.6 | the United States Constitution in 1788. |
1:40.2 | The States Constitution in 1788. Hancock had a fascinating life. |
1:43.0 | He was the son and grandson of ministers, born January 12, 1737. |
1:47.0 | He was sort of destined to become a minister. However, his life changed when Hancock was seven years old after his father died, and his mother, brother, and sister went to live with his grandparents in Lexington, Massachusetts. |
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