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John Wayne and Marylou Whitney take part in Cody’s “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony on July 4, 1976, celebrating America’s Bicentennial. Wayne rang one of four commemorative hand bells cast from material left over from repairs to the original Liberty Bell, marking one of the day’s most symbolic moments. (Courtesy of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA; McCracken Research Library)

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