The USS Constitution is brought out of port again for the celebration of the 4th of July. During the War of 1812, this United States Navy frigate gained the moniker "old Iron Sides" because it deflected so many British cannon balls off its sides.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Mon Jul 04 00:00:00 UTC 1983
Duration: 01:09

The French celebrate the Fourth of July and remember the support France gave America during the War of Independence. Marquis de La Fayette and Comte de Rochambeau were among the French heroes who fought for the Americans.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 UTC 1986
Duration: 00:51

The Statue of Liberty's crown, which has been closed to the public since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, will reopen on Independence Day, 2009.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Fri May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2009
Duration: 01:57

Queen Elizabeth II visits Philadelphia, where independence from Great Britain was declared 200 years earlier. The Queen blames Britain’s lack of statesmanship for the loss of the American colonies.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 1976
Duration: 02:43

NBC's Katie Couric interviews Norman Lear, the owner of a draft of the Declaration of Independence that he is sending on a three-and-a-half year tour of the United States called the "Declaration of Independence Road Trip."

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2002
Duration: 03:20

NBC’s Lester Holt interviews Michael Sparks, who purchased an official copy of the Declaration of Independence in a thrift store. The document would eventually sell at auction for nearly $500,000.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 02:55

Barack Obama defends his patriotism in a speech in Independence, Missouri, and talks about what the word means to him.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:19 UTC 2009
Air date: Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2008
Duration: 28:15
Rating: 3.6 / 5.0

Women play a crucial role during the American Revolution as they take on the responsibilities of running farms, leading boycotts, and aiding the Continental Army.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:18 UTC 2009
Air date: Mon Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 01:13

Nancy Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission demonstrates the dangers of fireworks and discusses tips to prevent injury from the country's most dangerous consumer product.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:18 UTC 2009
Air date: Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 03:16

NBC’s Anne Thompson looks at how Americans across the country celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:18 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 UTC 2001
Duration: 02:22

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, not on July 4 as generally believed.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:18 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 1990
Duration: 03:04

NBC's Matt Lauer interviews the John W. Carlin, the Archivist of the United States, about renovations at the National Archives that will require the Declaration of Independence to be moved to another location for two years.

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Added: Tue Jun 30 22:40:18 UTC 2009
Air date: Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 UTC 2001
Duration: 03:56