Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.








9th November 1972
54 years ago
2 hours 21 minutes
Finishes at 6:35am
$6,000,000 ($47,482,200 today)
Revenue $2,800,000



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