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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.
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The '''Liberty Bell''' is a massive bell best known for gathering 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 and it's composition is 70% copper, 25% tin, and small amounts of lead, zinc, arsenic, gold, and silver. <ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html</ref>  It was rung on every anniversary of Independance day (4th of July) until the time it cracked when rung on July 8, 1835 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].  
 
This bell was made in [[England]] and weighed over 2000 pounds and it's composition is 70% copper, 25% tin, and small amounts of lead, zinc, arsenic, gold, and silver. <ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html</ref>  It was rung on every anniversary of Independance day (4th of July) until the time it cracked when rung on July 8, 1835 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].  
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