TIL In 1777, Morocco was the first country in the world to formally acknowledge the United States as an independent nation.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2013/11/21/why-morocco-matters-to-the-u-s/



Submitted January 28, 2015 at 03:47AM by _Perfectionist http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tw3lk/til_in_1777_morocco_was_the_first_country_in_the/