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Article. Images & Videos. Related. © Nyker1/Dreamstime.com. At the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, on July 8, 1776, in Philadelphia, a large bell is said to have been rung. Now called the Liberty Bell, it has become a well-known symbol of the freedom of the United States.
Jul 8, 2023 · 1. The Liberty Bell pre-dates the Revolution. The Pennsylvania Assembly had the Liberty Bell made in 1751 to mark the 50-year anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges, which served as Pennsylvania's original Constitution. 2. What is written on the Bell?
The Liberty Bell started out simply as the bell commissioned by the colonial legislature of Pennsylvania to hang in the steeple of the State House in 1752 so that the growing city would have a bell with great carrying power to announce meetings of the legislature and toll for notable events.
