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Brendan Boyle brings Congress back to ‘where it all began’ in Philadelphia to mark 250 years of American independence

By Sydney Topf
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Members of Congress gathered Thursday at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered at Independence Hall specifically on this day because it marked the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress’s vote in support of American independence in 1776 in Philadelphia.

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