On this day: July 9

POSTED: 3:31 PM PDT June 28, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT July 8, 2012 

A president dies, new nations are born, the All-Star Game goes indoors and a jam band performs for the last time, all on this day in history.

OTD July 9 - Declaration of Independence
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1776: George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York City for the first time.

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