1776 and 1812, for two (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
leap-years
(Other definitions for leap-years that I've seen before include "'They happen once in every four (4,5)'" , "2012, 2016, ..." .)
I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.
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