(The Center Square) – In celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the White House has launched mobile initiatives to bring American history to the public who aren’t able to travel to Washington, D.C.
One is the Freedom Plane National Archives Tour, a traveling exhibit transporting nine original founding documents to eight U.S. cities. Inspired by the Bicentennial Freedom Train, which brought historic documents to Americans in 48 states from 1975 to 1976, this year’s exhibit is being transported by a Boeing 737.
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