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Article: Magna Carta goes on display in Philadelphia center; Document influenced American law.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2007
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Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Those looking for an extra dose of history this Fourth of July can travel to Philadelphia, beginning today, to see the Magna Carta, a 1215 English document that cemented the principles of freedom, the rule of law and due process in Anglo-American politics.
One of the four surviving copies of the historic document was shown in a special "sneak peek" ceremony yesterday and will be publicly displayed in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center (NCC) through July 25.
"Our great tradition of liberty ... begins with the Magna Carta," said Joseph M Torsella, president and chief executive officer of the NCC, ...