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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1987

Page

10

Meet Chesty the Marine Mascot

The youngest Marine is a 40 year old English bulldog named Chesty VIII Bowag's Lucas Day known as Luke. He holds lance corporal rank and serves as the Marine Corps mascot at the Washington D C barracks. He marches in parades and attends official functions.

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Independence Hall origins of independence and constitution

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted and debated in the Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall. The Declaration was approved July 4, 1776, and the Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. John Hancock led the Declaration signing. He was not a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

Pennsylvania State House Independence Hall Continental Congress John Hancock

Conflicting Signing and Roles in Founding Documents

The text notes George Washington signed the Constitution as president of the Constitutional Convention and did not sign the Declaration. It says Jefferson wrote the Declaration draft and was in France while not attending the Convention. It gives word counts for both documents and cites 56 and 39 signatures respectively. It also contrasts origins and openings of the two documents.

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