On July 8, 1776, popular legend says the Liberty Bell rang to symbolize America’s independence from Great Britain. But many “facts” about the Bell, such as the 1776 ringing, are shrouded in mystery.

Rising Sun Inn in Telford temporarily stored the Liberty Bell to keep it safe from the British during the Revolutionary War.

Some 18,000 people pass through the Liberty Bell Center on any given day, enduring lengthy waits to gain a few minutes up close to the famously cracked bell. The long lines that form outside the ...

Explanation: Although the Liberty Bell has a long association with Independence Hall (initially the Pennsylvania State House), it has not been housed in its steeple for decades because of its crack.

One of the great symbols of our country, the Liberty Bell, is on the move this morning. The 250-year-old icon is being rolled on a specially designed cart from the small pavilion that it has called ...

PHILADELPHIA - National Park Service ranger Thomas Daniels stood beside Philadelphia's No. 1 tourist attraction — admired by more than 2 million visitors last year — and assessed the Liberty Bell's ...

The Liberty Bell is the icon of American independence and freedom. Rung during the first readings of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, it was abolitionists in the 1830s who gave it the name ...

Several hundred people turned out Saturday morning, Feb. 14, to see Arizona’s Liberty Bell, a replica of the original Liberty ...

On the morning of April 1, 1996, the National Park Service began getting a series of phone calls from disgruntled citizens. So did The Philadelphia Inquirer, and radio stations, and the California ...

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