When the clock struck midnight on New Year's last week, we not only ushered in a new year, we embarked on the celebration of this great nation. A nation that got its start right here in Pennsylvania. 250 years ago, a band of patriots gathered here in Philadelphia to declare our independence from a king. Those men knew not what was to come, but they knew that their future and those who would follow would be grounded in freedom and in self determination. (24:37–24:46)
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Asserts that 250 years ago, patriots in Philadelphia declared independence from a king.
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