On July 8, 1776, Philadelphia citizens were summoned to the State House Yard by bells of the city. At noon, Colonel John Nixon publicly read the #DeclarationofIndependence for the first time. Hear it read at #prickettsfort July 25-31 http://bit.ly/1kzKsLb

On July 8, 1776, Philadelphia citizens were summoned to the State House Yard by bells of the city. At noon, Colonel John Nixon publicly read the #DeclarationofIndependence for the first time. Hear it read at #prickettsfort July 25-31 http://bit.ly/1kzKsLb

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