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,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,kim 7= himself & ,mr4        
,mc,cormick7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration    
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,provid+ = a  
jo9t session ( ! ,congress 9            
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania1 on         
,?ursday1 ,july #b1 #bjbf1 9 honor ( !  
semiqu9c5t5nial ( ! ,decl>ation (       
,indep5d5ce4  ,:]eas ! city (           
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania1 0 f\nd$ 9  
#afhb2 ,:]eas ,philadelphia has become  
kn[n z ! ,nation's bir?place = !        
critical role x play$ 9 ! f\nd+ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2 ,:]eas         
,philadelphia 0 ! meet+ place = ! fir/  
,cont95tal ,congress1 ! second          
,cont95tal ,congress1 & ! ,con/itutional
 ,conv5tion2 ,:]eas ,philadelphia s]v$ z
 ! capital ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #agij    
?r\gh #ahjj2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #d1 #aggf1
 ! ,second ,cont95tal ,congress approv$ 

! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce 9           
,philadelphia1 at ! ,p5nsylvania ,/ate  
,h\se1 n[ kn[n z ,indep5d5ce ,hall2     
,:]eas ! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce      
(ficially sev]$ ! #ac colonies' ties to 
! ,briti% ,cr[n2 ,:]eas ,indep5d5ce     
,hall is #a ( only #bf cultural ,_w     
,h]itage sites 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (      
,am]ica2 ,:]eas ,philadelphia1          
,p5nsylvania1 became ! fir/ ,_w ,h]itage
 ,city 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2     
,:]eas1 %ortly aft] ! conclusion ( !    
,con/itutional ,conv5tion1 ,b5jam9      
,frankl9 proclaim$ ( ! ,ris+ ,sun       
,arm*air at ,indep5d5ce ,hall1 ,i h (t5 
look$ at t picture beh9d ! presid5t )\t 
be+ able to tell :e!r x 0 ris+ or sett+4
 ,b n[ at l5g? ,i h ! happ9ess to "k t x
 is a ris+ & n a sett+ sun2 ,:]eas      
across f ,indep5d5ce ,hall /&s ! ,lib]ty
 ,bell1 display+ ! phrase ,proclaim     
,lib]ty ,?r\gh\t ,all ! ,l& ,unto ,all !
 ,inhabitants !re(2 ,:]eas only on #b   
occasions s9ce ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol 
mov$ to ,wa%+ton1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 

9 #ahjj has ,congress conv5$ outside ( !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 ,:]eas1 on ,july 
#af1 #aihg1 ,congress met at ,indep5d5ce
 ,hall 9 ,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania1 to
 honor ! bic5t5nial ( ! ,con/itution &  
commemorate ! #bjj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,great
 ,compromise ( ! ,con/itutional         
,conv5tion2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #f1    
#bjjb1 ,congress met at ,f$]al ,hall 9  
,new ,york1 ,new ,york1 9 remembrance ( 
! victims & h]oes ( ,septemb] #aa1      
#bjja1 & 9 recognition ( ! c\rage & _s (
 ! ,city ( ,new ,york2 & ,:]eas ,july   
#d1 #bjbf1 w s]ve z ! semiqu9c5t5nial1  
or #bej? anniv]s>y1 ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t1 9 honor ( 
! semiqu9c5t5nial ( ! ,decl>ation (     
,indep5d5ce1 ! two ,h\ses ( ! ,congress 
%all assemble 9 a jo9t session at !     
,indep5d5ce ,national ,hi/orical ,p>k 9 
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania1 on         
,?ursday1 ,july #b1 #bjbf1 = ! purpose (
 commemorat+ ! ,decl>ation (            
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