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KingSparta

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What does Four score and seven years ago mean?
« on: September 30, 2011, 08:02:52 pm »
I was watching tv tonight and the phrase came up "Four score and seven years ago"

It's Part of the gettysburg adress

What does it acualy mean?

A Score Is 20 years

4*20+7 = 87 Years Ago
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Re: What does Four score and seven years ago mean?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 08:09:24 pm »
1863 (year of gettysburg address) - 1776 (founding of the U.S.) = 87
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