The Founders chose a calender not based on Chinese years or Jewish years but on the Gregorian calender. That means the birth of this nation, 1776, came just 1776 years after Christ was born. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:12, 26 December 2011 (EST) | The Founders chose a calender not based on Chinese years or Jewish years but on the Gregorian calender. That means the birth of this nation, 1776, came just 1776 years after Christ was born. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:12, 26 December 2011 (EST) |