DEEP, indeed....

"If Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and other Patriots could have known that one day a British Monarch would stand beneath the balcony of the Old State House from which the Declaration of Independence was first read to the people of Boston and be greeted by the Mayor and others in such kind and generous words - well, I think they would have been extremely surprised." While visiting Boston in July 1976 in honor of the Bicentennial of American Independence, Queen Elizabeth II delivered these words in front of the Old State House, Providing A Reminder Of The DEEP Ties Between The United States And The United Kingdom.