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Article: Magna Carta to Go on Display in Md.
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- The Washington Post
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- August 27, 1987
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The scribes who 772 years ago wrote the Magna Carta for King John
of England were drafting a document that is the basis for individual
rights of Americans today. Next week that document will be on
exhibit in Annapolis and Rockville.
The traveling exhibit of the Magna Carta will be at the Annapolis
City Dock from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are required and can
be picked up free at the public library and Charing Cross book store
on Maryland Avenue or at a booth on the City Dock this weekend.
The exhibit will be at Rockville Courthouse Square from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. The free
tickets can be picked up in advance at the Montgomery County ...