(A) The first colonists settled America
(B) America was discovered by Christopher Columbus
(C) America gained its 50th state
(D) ** The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain
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Concept note-1: -Literally, “87 years ago” (score sense: “group of 20”) the beginning of the Gettysburg Address made on November 19, 1863, by United States President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).