How did the Liberty Bell get its crack?

it has a crack in it

As you can tell from looking below the bell, the coin is a half dollar. Also, if you check any history book you'll find that the Liberty Bell really does have a crack in it.

the liberty bell was ringed when a person or family did something good. Like a hero.

to see the crack in it

it looks like a big bell with a crack :p

The liberty bell was last rung on george washingtons birthday the bell cracked beacause of so many times it was glued back together the crack on the bell repersents liberty and the pursuit of happines we are very honor to have the liberty bell to this day...

The parts of the Liberty Bell are the yoke, crown, head, shoulder, waist, sound rim, tip, mouth, clapper, and bead line. The liberty bell also has an inscription on the top of the bell and a crack.

Because when it was first hit it cracked.

Abraham Lincoln took a dump on it.

A large crack runs from the bottom of the bell to the inscription on the upper portion of the bell.

The Liberty Bell is known for its iconic status when it was used as a symbol by the abolitionists. It is associated with the Declaration of Independence. The Liberty Bell has a crack extending through it. The Bell stands as a symbol of unity to the United States.

It is said that the Liberty Bell cracked in 1835 while ringing after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall. This is not proven, but the crack has been there since the early 19th Century.

first time it was rung

Because it has a crack in it.

ANSWER: The famous crack on the Liberty Bell happened on July 8, 1835. While being rung during the funeral of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States, the bell was damaged.

There is widespread disagreement about when the first crack appeared on the Bell. Hair-line cracks on bells were bored out to prevent expansion. However, it is agreed that the final expansion of the crack which rendered the Bell unringable was on Washington's Birthday in 1846.

One of the sights you can in Philadelphia is the Liberty bell that has the crack.

The original crack was in 1835, the second time it cracked was in 1846, making the bell unringable.

The first time the bell was stricken it cracked. Then it had to be recanted twice during the following year.

The last time the Liberty Bell Rang was on George Washington's Birthday in 1843. At that point, the crack was so large, that it could not be used again.

The liberty bell was never broken, but it does have a crack in it. On June 6, 1944, when Allied forces landed in France, the sound of the bell was broadcast to all parts of the country.

It isn't since it has a huge crack in it and strike it could be dangerous.

yes it is, it was made in Pennsylvania were it got it's legendary crack.

{| |- | The famous flaw is the crack. It has cracked many times and has actually been recast twice. The current crack is a result of repairs. It is believed that the current crack occurred when the bell tolled the death of John Marshall. |}

Becuase at the time the bell was rang so often that it cracked. then they tried to fix it and did so. then they rang it so much again that it cracked all the way up and the liberty bell cannot ring again.

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It wasn't a funeral, but the celebration of Washington's Birthday in 1846.

The last time it was rung it developed a big crack.

The Liberty Bell was last rung on George Washington's birthday; February 22, 1846; and it was at this ringing that the crack on the bell widened, placing it permanently out of commission. Since then, the bell has not been rung; but is ceremoniously tapped, every July 4th.

It cracked the first time it rang, and the second time it was cracked also and it rendered it unrigable. No name of an individual was given for the tragic event in the crack that was caused by the ringing of the Liberty Bell.

The Liberty Bell was made in England in 1751 at the request of the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly. It cracked soon after its arrival and John Pass and John Stow cast another bell in 1758 using material from the original bell. A small crack appeared in this bell in 1846. It was rung that year for George Washington's birthday and that was the last time it was used because of fears of causing the…

On Feburary 26, 1836

The significance of the Liberty Bell was that it was designed to be a symbol for strength. When it cracked, it seemed all was lost. Interestingly, that crack became a symbol of imperfection and an understanding that even if a nation is not perfect, it can have a positive effect on the world.

All Franklin half dollars (and, indeed, in real life) show a crack in the Liberty bell. Please see the Related Question for more information.

Yes. It's been verified that the Liberty Bell was rung to toll Chief Justice Marshall's death; however, the bell didn't crack at that time, as some claim.

John Past and John Stow cast the Bell. That's all I know. I also know the Centennial Bell replace it when the final crack was made on George Washingtons Birthday.

They never cracked it! John Pass and John Stow were important men. The liberty bell cracked when it first rang.Then some people tried to fix it but it never worked. Then the people left it alone. If you look in a picture in IMAGES and write LIBERTY BELL you will see their name on it!

You may be referring to an iconic 1915 photograph of Thomas Edison, with his hand placed over the crack in the bell, as if he is trying to hold the bell together.

The Liberty Bell cracked in July of the year 1835.It was cracked the first time it had been rang. but how did it crack the first time it rang when it said in another ? it said that every fourth of July an old man rang it

When the bell was first cracked, the bell was rebuilt by John Pass and John Stow of Philadelphia. Pass and Stow added copper to the composition of the alloy used to cast the bell, the sound of the bell was unsatisfactoy. So Pass and Stow recast the bell again, and this third bell is the one that was hung in the steeple of the state house in 1753. It is not certain when the second…

All images of the Liberty Bell on Franklin half dollars (and, indeed, in real life) show a crack in the bell. To determine its value you have to know the coin's date and whether there's a mint mark letter over the bell. Then please post a new question with that information.

No name of an individual was given for the tragic event in the crack that was caused by the ringing of the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell was first cast in England. It broke in ringing after its arrival and was recast in Philadelphia from the same metal, with the same inscription, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all of the land and unto all inhabitants thereof," which is from the Bible (Lev. 25:10). Pennsylvania had purchased the…

It extends up one side of the bell. Pretty much up the entire side.

What mission San Antonio de Padua is known for is one thing that i know their bell because it has a crack in it like the liberty bell.

The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell can be found at the Liberty Bell Center which is on Market Street. The Liberty Bell is known as a national historical park/monument.

The Liberty Bell is located at Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Actually, the site of the Continental Congress that met in Philadephia. They keep the site with original furnishings. The Liberty Bell is most famous, but rather uninteresting-- e.g. it is a bell, it sits there, it has a crack but the crack was NOT made during the ringing but when moving it. Valley Forge is a popular area especially for Civil War buffs, but there are many other famous places that have nothing to do…

The Liberty Bell is priceless. I own a bell older than the liberty bell. . . not kidding

No the New Madrid Earthquake just rang the liberty bell. The earthquake's epicenter was in the boot heel of Missouri, but the earthquake was so strong that it was felt as far away as New York, Canada, and Washington D.C.