William Daniels, the man who played John Adams in 1776 on Broadway in 1969 (and in the movies in 1972), was born in 1927, which means he's 99 years old as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. We think of 250 years as a very long time, but Daniels has personally witnessed nearly 40% of the United States' entire history. The actual Adams himself lived to 91, famously dying on the America's 50th birthday. Between the two men, there's only 101 years of American history that neither man saw. Maybe 250 years isn't as long as we think it is.

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