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This Day in History: July 8, 1776 – Liberty Bell rings out…

07.08.12 | Comment?

July 8, 1776 – A 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell now known as the “Liberty Bell” rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

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