America’s Birth Papers at the NYPL
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Americans began celebrating the Fourth of July before the nation had achieved independence, with the first celebration occurring in 1777, in Philadelphia.
Tomorrow we celebrate the 232nd anniversary of our nation’s birth. And once again, the New York Public Library has placed on display its copy in Thomas Jefferson’s hand of the Declaration of Independence.
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