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Caesar Rodney's Ride That Decided Independence Day
Caesar Rodney rode from Dover to Philadelphia to cast the deciding Delaware vote for independence. His strength and endurance under cancer and heat helped secure the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, changing American history and sealing Rodney's place in it.
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