On May 1st, 1776, a man named Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati to think beyond what religious influence was telling people. The Order was a secret space where members would debate and discuss in a safe space. This was inspired by the Free Maisons which were a group of similar people more focused on religion and finding true meaning. It took a few years for the Order to grow when analyzing Google's ngram. By 1800, the word Illuminati was being used extremely more frequently. It goes down and pops back up in 1840. It is thought that Washington was part of the Illuminati and he died in 1799 which was right as the Illuminati was gaining popularity.

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