History in a 5×5
To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s original constitution, the Assembly ordered the bell to be constructed in 1751. The bell did not ring to announce the issuing of the document on July 4th until the Declaration of Independence returned from the printer on July 8th.
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberty-bell-tolls-to-announce-declaration-of-independence
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberty-bell-tolls-to-announce-declaration-of-independence
