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3 giorni fa · Liberty Bell, large bell, a traditional symbol of U.S. freedom, commissioned in 1751 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly to hang in the new State House (renamed Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
8 lug 2024 · On July 8, 1776, popular legend says the Liberty Bell rang to symbolize America’s independence from Great Britain. But many “facts” about the Bell, such as the 1776 ringing, are shrouded in mystery.
4 lug 2024 · On this day in 1776, a 2000-pound copper-and-tin bell that came to be known as the Liberty Bell was said to have rang out from the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia to mark the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
5 giorni fa · To set the record straight…you DO NOT need tickets for the Liberty Bell Center. Many travelers get confused with the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall (for which you need tickets). You do need timed tickets for Independence Hall and you can read our blog on Visiting Independence Hall.
4 lug 2024 · 20: The Liberty Bell – Sousa. A march by John Philip Sousa that lives up to his famous dictum that “a march should make a man with a wooden leg step out”.
- Jeremy Nicholas
25 ott 2023 · To commemorate the 200th anniversary of American independence, the British people presented the people of the United States with the Bicentennial Bell. Cast at the Whitechapel Foundry in London, this gift celebrates the common cause of freedom uniting the two nations.
10 lug 2024 · The Liberty Bell itself has become a global icon of the fight for freedom. Cast in 1752 for the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, the bell was meant to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges. Though it famously cracked on its first use and again later, it remains a potent symbol.
