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Magna Carta in America
In honor of 200 years of American independence, the British Parliament loaned the 1215 Wyems copy of the Magna Carta to the United States in 1976. It was displayed in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a period of one year. The House of Representatives had initially voted down the proposal 219 to 167 because many members had not read the bill. When the bill was brought up the second time; it passed. |