Given a passage and a question, find the answer to the question based on the passage. The answer should consist of only one word that lies in the span of only one of the sentences in the passage.

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Paragraph: The only extended period of failure the Cardinals have experienced began when they joined the National League in 1892 . The Cardinals played only five winning seasons in 30 years while finishing last seven times from their entrance to the NL until 1921 . However , the Cardinals have remarkably avoided such failure since then as they have not finished in last place in the National League since 1918 , by far the longest streak in the NL . The Cardinals failed to reach the World Series in the 1950s , 1970s , and 1990s , but were regularly a competitive team in each of these decades .
Question: when was the last time the st louis cardinals finished in last place


Ex Output:
1918


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Paragraph: In Judaism and Christianity , its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the Assyrian Period and named himself in the first verse , Obadiah . His name means `` servant of Yahweh '' .
Question: who wrote the book of obadiah in the bible


Ex Output:
Obadiah


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Paragraph: Armed conflict began in 1775 . In 1776 , the Second Continental Congress declared the independence of the colonies as the United States of America . Led by General George Washington , it won the Revolutionary War with large support from France . The peace treaty of 1783 gave the new nation the land east of the Mississippi River ( except Canada and Florida ) . The Articles of Confederation established a central government , but it was ineffectual at providing stability , as it could not collect taxes and had no executive officer . A convention in 1787 wrote a new Constitution that was adopted in 1789 . In 1791 , a Bill of Rights was added to guarantee inalienable rights . With Washington as the first president and Alexander Hamilton his chief adviser , a strong central government was created . Purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 doubled the size of the United States . A second and final war with Britain was fought in 1812 , which solidified national pride .
Question: when did america become the united states of america


Ex Output:

1776