1753 news magazine LIBERTY BELL 1st hung n Philadelphia

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Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL monthly news magazine, GENTLEMANS MAGAZINE (London, ENGLAND) dated July, 1753. Inside page news report that the famous LIBERTY BELL was first raised over the State House in Philadelphia, PA. This was the famous LIBERTY BELL, now on view in Philadelphia ( see below ). T is also a view and descriptive text on the city of Pozzuoli, ITALY ( see below below ). The Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , is a bell of great historic significance. The Liberty Bell is one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolutionary War . It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence within the United States, and has been described as an international icon of liberty and justice for all. Inscription The inscription on the Liberty Bell reads as follows: âeoe Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants tof Lev. XXV X By Order of the ASSEMBLY of the Province of PENSYLVANIA for the State House in Philad a Pass and Stow Philad a MDCCLIII According to tradition, its most famous ringing occurred on July 8 , 1776 , to summon citizens of Philadelphia for the reading of the Declaration of Independence . The bell had also been rung to announce the opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 . Historians today consider this highly doubtful, as the steeple in which the bell was hung had deteriorated significantly by that time. The Liberty Bell was known as the "Independence Bell" or the "Old Yankee's Bell" until 1837, when it was adopted by the American Anti-Slavery Society as a symbol of the abolitionist movement. Ordering of the bell from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and first crack The bell was ordered in 1745 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly for use in the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall ) in Philadelphia. It was cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London and delivered to Philadelphia in late August/early September 1752 via the ship Hibernia . The following March, the bell was hung from temporary scaffolding in the square outside the State House. To the dismay of onlookers, the bell cracked. Isaac Norris, speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly, wrote "I had the mortification to hear that it was cracked by a stroke of the clapper without any other viollence [sic] as it was hung up to try the sound." Pozzuoli is a city of the province of Napoli , in the Italian region of Campania . It is the main city of the Phlegrean peninsula . History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of Dicaearchia. The Roman colony was established in 194 BC , and took the Latin name Puteoli 'little wells', referring to the many hot springs in the area, most notably Solfatara . This is due to the fact that Pozzuoli lies in the center of the Campi Flegrei , a caldera . Puteoli was the great emporium for the Alexandrian grain ships, and other ships from all over the Roman world. It also was the main hub for goods exported from Campania , including blown glass , mosaics , wrought iron , and marble . The Roman naval base at nearby Misenum housed the largest naval fleet in the ancient world. The local volcanic sand, pozzolana formed the basis for the first effective concrete, as it reacted chemically with water. Instead of just evaporating slowly off, the water would turn this sand/lime mix into a mortar strong enough to bind lumps of aggregate into a load-bearing unit. This made possible the cupola of the Pantheon, the first real dome. The apostle Paul landed on his way to Rome , from which it was 170 miles distant. he stayed for seven days ( Acts 28:13, 14) and then began with his companions his journey by t... read more

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