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July 4, 1776 — morning session (debate and revision concluded late morning per the National Archives)

July 4, 1776 — morning session (debate and revision concluded late morning per the National Archives)

The final edits. Over July 2-4, Congress cut roughly a quarter of Jefferson's draft — including his fiery passage condemning the slave trade, struck to hold South Carolina and Georgia. Per the Nationa

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 — late morning (legend only — no contemporary record)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend only — no contemporary record)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
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 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
1776 · contemporaneous
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 — late morning (legend)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
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 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 PM
1776 · contemporaneous
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 — early morning (6 AM reading per Jefferson's weather memorandum)
July 4, 1776 — early morning (6 AM reading per Jefferson's weather memorandum)
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 — around dawn (~5:00 AM)
July 4, 1776 — around dawn (~5:00 AM)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 6:00 AM
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — evening
July 4, 1776 — evening
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning errands (exact hour unrecorded)
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 AM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
July 4, 1776 — morning session (~9:00 AM–late morning)
1776 · same location
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Intel 8080 Microprocessor Introduction
1974 · same location
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend)
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 · same location
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
July 4, 1776 — midday, after adoption
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
July 4, 1776 — afternoon session
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
July 4, 1776 — afternoon, in the streets
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 9:00 PM
1776 · same location
July 4, 1776 — night, into the small hours of July 5
July 4, 1776 — night, into the small hours of July 5
1776 · same location
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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 — early morning (6 AM reading per Jefferson's weather memorandum)
July 4, 1776 — early morning (6 AM reading per Jefferson's weather memorandum)
1776 · same location
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 · same location
July 5, 1776 — by dawn, July 5
July 5, 1776 — by dawn, July 5
1776 · same location