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Declaration of Independence Desk
Thomas Jefferson designed and built this portable desk himself in 1775, famously using it to draft the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. Happy Independence Day!
4th of July at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
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