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The Fourth of July and a Nation Born in Philadelphia
On July 4 1776 an eager crowd gathered around the State House in Philadelphia to witness the Continental Congress decide independence. A young patriot and a stern bellman watched as the bell rang out liberty while an aged stranger warned of dangers to come, signaling a turning point in American history.
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América
Phiadelphia
Old State House
Chestnut Street
Walnut Street
Fifth
Sixth
Continental Congress
Ssession
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Leaxington
Banker Hill
George Washington
Congress
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Washington
New York
England
Duke of Brunswick
Hesse Cassel
Prince of Cassel
Hanau
America
Brunswick
Canada
Apollo Bergiere
Delaware
State House
Schuylkill
Great Britain
Stephen Wilson
Seaton
Wilson
George