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Norcross family buys rare copy of Declaration of Independence at auction for $3.6 million

As Philly celebrates America's 250th, test your knowledge on how the city has marked July Fourth over the years

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America250 vs. Freedom 250: What's the difference in the semiquincentennial celebrations?

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Philly's 1976 bicentennial was a 'super-sized Welcome America' in the middle of a 'bleak decade'

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Philly's 1926 world's fair for America's 150th anniversary was the 'flop heard 'round the world'

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For America's 50th birthday, Philly began appreciating its revolutionary roots

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Southwest unveils new plane designed for America's 250th anniversary. Its first flight is to Philly

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Copy of Declaration of Independence from July 1776 to be sold this spring

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