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July 4, 1776 — around dawn (~5:00 AM)

July 4, 1776 — around dawn (~5:00 AM)

Dawn breaks over Philadelphia — at ~30,000+ people, the largest city in the colonies. It's an ordinary working Thursday: no one in the streets knows what Congress will finish today. The night before,

Year 1776
Date 7/4
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
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Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 166 linked moments

July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
1776 · contemporaneous
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Intel 8080 Microprocessor Introduction
1974 · same location
D
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov 1996 Match
1996 · same location
K
Kasparov wins Game 3 against Deep Blue (1996 match)
1996 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — morning (Congress stood adjourned 'to 9 o'Clock'; exact gavel time unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning (Congress stood adjourned 'to 9 o'Clock'; exact gavel time unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (per National Archives; exact clock time unrecorded)
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — night, into the small hours of July 5
July 4, 1776 — night, into the small hours of July 5
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — evening
July 4, 1776 — evening
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
1776 · thematic
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
1776 · thematic