On the recordOctober 18, 1931
Certainly with the victory at Yorktown, our independence was won.
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presidency.ucsb.eduCertainly with the victory at Yorktown, our independence was won.
Address on the 150th Anniversary of the Surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.
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