Joe wrote:

"Wolfie" wrote in message ...

Bart Senior wrote:

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...


Wrong, Bart is correct.

Joe

Rubbish! By 1730 the Royal Navy (British that is) routinely fired 21 gun salutes for certain anniversaries.

Cheers
Marty