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Blogs by Karen Palumbo
On This Day 7/8/1776
7/1/2011 5:19:07 PM
The Liberty Bell rings
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, summoning citizens to the first public reading of the "Declaration of Independence" by Colonel John Nixon. On July 4, 1776 the historic
"Declaration of Independence" was adopted by delegates to the Continental Congress meeting in the State House.
However, the Liberty Bell, which bore the apt biblical quotation:
"Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land
unto All the Inhabitants Thereof,"
was not rung until the Declaration of Independence returned from the printer (Mary Goddard) on July 8, 1776. In 1751, to commerate the fifty-year anniversary of Pennsylvania's original constitution, the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly ordered the two thousand pound copper and tin bell constructed. After being cracked during a test, and then recast twice, the Liberty Bell was hung from the State House steeple in June 1753.
Rung to call the Pennsylvania Assembly together and to summons people for special announcements and events, it was also rung on important occasions, such as when King George III ascended to the throne in 1761 and to call the people together to discuss Parliament's controversial "Stamp Act of 1765".
With the outbreak of the "American Revolution" in April 1775, the Liberty Bell was rung to announce the "Battle of Lexington" and the "Battle of Concord". Its most famous tolling was on July 8, 1776 when it summoned Philadelphia citizens for the first reading of the "Declaration of Independence."
As the British advanced toward Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1777, the Liberty Bell was removed from the city and hidden in Allentown to save it from being melted down by the British troops and used for cannon. After the British defeat in 1781, the Liberty Bell was returned to Philadelphia,which was the nation's capital from 1790 to 1800.
In addition to marketing important events, the Liberty Bell tolled annually to celebrate General George Washingon's birthday on February 22, and Independence Day on July 4. In 1839, the name "Liberty Bell" was first coined in a poem in an abolitionist pamphlet. The question of when the Liberty Bell acquired its famous fracture has been the subject of a good deal of historical dispute.
In the most commonly accepted account, the Liberty Bell suffered a major break while tolling for the funeral of the Chief Justice of the United States, John Marshall, in 1835 and in 1845 the crack expanded to its present size while in use to mark President George Washington's birthday. After that date, it was regarded as unsuitable for ringing, but it was still ceremoniously tapped on occasion to commemorate important events.
On June 6, 1944, when Allied forces invaded France, the sound of the Liberty Bell's dulled ring was broadcast by radio across the United States. In 1975, the Liberty Bell was moved to a new pavilion about one hundred yards from Independence Hall in preparation for America's bicentennial celebrations.
(K) (HST)
John Nixon American Colonel
George III King of Great Britain
Mary Goddard First Postmistress
George Washington President, USA
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