School children visiting historic Independence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, view the Liberty Bell which was rung on July 4, 1776, to announce the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. The crack in the bell appeared on July 8, 1835, when it was being tolled for the funeral of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. The bell, which rests on its original timbers, has been seen by millions of persons.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1949, Page 4
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80School children visiting historic Independence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, view the Liberty Bell which was rung on July 4, 1776, to announce the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. The crack in the bell appeared on July 8, 1835, when it was being tolled for the funeral of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. The bell, which rests on its original timbers, has been seen by millions of persons. Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1949, Page 4
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