In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and questions one very controversial omission.
Here is a TED-Ed video that is applicable to this weekend (at least in the United States). There are some important facts that many of us do not know about the Declaration of Independence and this video presents them in an accessible format.
TED-Ed videos tend to be short (this one is just under 4 minutes) and also have additional resources as well as some thought provoking questions and a discussion.
Take four minutes of your day and find out if you know the facts shared in this video.