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July 4, 1776 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)

July 4, 1776 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)

Outside the State House, no contemporary record describes bells marking July 4. The famous Liberty Bell ringing story spread from George Lippard's 1847 fiction; the public first heard the Declaration

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

Causal neighbors · 152 linked moments

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 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — morning session (Congress revising the draft; precise hours unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — morning session (Congress revising the draft; precise hours unrecorded)
1776 · contemporaneous
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
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 — 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)
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 — late morning (legend only — no contemporary record)
July 4, 1776 — late morning (legend only — no contemporary record)
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 — 1:00 PM
July 4, 1776 — 1:00 PM
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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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
July 4, 1776 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)
July 4, 1776 — afternoon (no public announcement that day; street scene unrecorded)
1776 · same location