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The '''Liberty Bell''' is a massive bell first rung to gather the citizens of [[Philadelphia]] together for a public reading of the [[Declaration of Independence]] on July 8, 1776.
The Liberty Bell is a massive bell first rung to gather the citizens of Philadelphia together for a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.
This bell was made in [[England]] and weighed over 2000 pounds. It was rung on every anniversary of until the time it cracked when rung on July 8 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].
This bell was made in [[England]] and weighed over 2000 pounds. It was rung on every anniversary of until the time it cracked when rung on July 8 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].
Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is a verse from the Old Testament: <ref>Leviticus 25:10</ref>
Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is a verse from the [[Old Testament]]: <ref>Leviticus 25:10</ref>
:"Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
:"Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."