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>>xd+(OP)
:(

It's mind-boggling to me to think about how long 70 years of reign actually is. How many world leaders she has seen come and go. How much the world changed since then.

>>schroe+H2
She reigned for about 1/3rd of the time America has existed. Incredible.

>>kortex+G4
Closer to a fourth, but still impressive.

>>artwr+M7
About 30%, actually: The US constitution came into effect in 1789, the Queen took the throne in 1952.

(2022 - 1952) / (2022 - 1789) = 0.30

You're right if one starts counting from the declaration of independence, however, yielding 28.5%.

>>cygx+hd
I was indeed counting from the declaration of independence and was trying to round to the nearest natural fractions, but you are technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

>>artwr+Hi
Nope, you were closer to correct. The Constitution isn’t the founding of America: the Union formed first under the Articles of Confederation but our first act as a Union separate from the UK was the Declaration of Independence.

>>SllX+Gm
Thanks for the correction, I retract my objection. We could also start counting from when the Articles of Confederation came into effect (1781), which lies approximately between 1/3 and 1/4 ;)