In 1386, a small boy called Alfred farted with such force that it caused his entire family to laugh hysterically for several minutes, which caused one of the neighbours, David, to step through his doorway to see what was causing the commotion. David slipped on the mud outside, broke his neck and was instantly killed. As a result, 20 years later, David's younger brother Peter inherited his father's estate in place of David and was able to use the inheritance wisely by establishing a small trading business. Many generations later, in 1656, one of Peter's descendants, John, was still growing the family business and had made enough money to travel to the USA to seek his fortune. By the time John's great grandson George was born in 1732, the family were wealthy tobacco farmers. George went on to become a great general, securing independence from the United Kingdom and becoming the first president of the United States.

None of this would have happened if were not for Alfred's astonishingly forceful fart in 1386. Therefore, by your own logic, Alfred's fart must be seen to have the same significance as that given to the Act of Independence.