The Bell Comes Home

On June 27, 1778, the State House Bell returned to Philadelphia after nine months hidden beneath the floorboards of a Pennsylvania church. You might know it today as the Liberty Bell, but that name wouldn't exist for another half century. When British forces marched on the city in 1777, American patriots made a decision: a 2,000-pound bronze bell would not become British cannon. This episode tells the story of one object, one occupied city, and a revolution that was, improbably, still standing.