1776. Just so you know, todays the last day weve extended our museum hours to 7 00 p. M. The parchment sheet on display upstairs, though now much faded, is the original official version of the declaration of independence. Many versions have since have been made since Congress Approved it. Most notably the dunlap broadside printed on paper on the night of july 4th, 1776 and several facsimile reproductions made in the early 1800s. Today, with the copy of the declaration of independence, recently uncovered bu our two guests, Danielle Allen and emily sneff. This parchment document, the sussex declaration, is the same size as the original declaration on display in the ro dotunda an dates from 1780s. A notable feature of the sussex declaration is the arrangement of the signatures. Theyre not arranged by state delegation as they are on our declaration, and other early versions and danielle and emily will give us their theories on what this new arrangement thmay mean. Before we turn the stage
Im jamie colby. Today im in picturesque roanoke, virginia. The name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. My name is ryan givens. In 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. As executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. Ryan, this is the box . This is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. So, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real . Not the real one. Changed date, not real, 1913. Melvas terse note reflects what shed been told about the coin inside that its a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5cent piece. Coin expert and auctioneer Paul Montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. From 1883 to 1912, the liberty head nickel was the design that the u. S. Was using
[ bird calling ] im jamie colby, and today, im in south west florida, driving through the marshy flatwoods outside punta gorda. You know, not every strange inheritance offers unexpected riches. Sometimes it can bring on a massive, screeching headache and a huge mess to clean up. Im lauri caron. In 2005, i inherited an exotic zootype Wildlife Sanctuary from my husband and continues to be wild every single day. [ lion roars ] [ birds chirping ] hi, lauri. Hi. Im jamie. Nice to meet you, jamie. Great to meet you, too, at this animal retirement home . Yes, its pretty much like a nursing home retirement village. Were not talking about kitty cats or puppies. I heard a roar already. Can i take a look . Absolutely. Come on. As lauri gives me a behindthescenes tour, i catch a glimpse of the 100plus creatures that currently live at the octagon Wildlife Sanctuary. [ lion growls ] clearly, the sound of feeding day. Yes. In the air. Yes, absolutely. Lauri tells me every animal here is a rescue, at
Americans dont like that fight. Regardless of whether they agree or not. You got that. You got a government thats earned distrust of the American People, and thats what the pop pewist uprising is about. People are fearful of the government. The most damaging thing taken place in the last year is not the fight over the budget, but the nsa controversy, the irs controversy, all that, which is not only been dismissed by the government, but defended by the president saying that, well, thats just them. I didnt do that. Nebraskas been punished for these things, and people are beginning to become afraid of the very government, and thats the danger to the democratic system. Anyone else with a quick comment . I think also the kind of spending that happened with the stimulus and how its very apparent that a lot of federal funding goes towards politically connected groups of people just as well as certain law changes like delaying the employer mandate, but keeping the individual mandate on the boo
Not one more. Not one more while troubling new information emerges on the young man behind the killings. Sham. Donald sterling responds to the nba, blasting the league for trying to force him to sell the l. A. Clippers. This as new reports that his wife is already on the fast track toward doing just that. Today, wednesday, may 28th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Lets get to the breaking news. The death of maya angelou at the age of 86. She was battling Health Problems and pulled out of a scheduled appearance this week. Angelou was found by her caretaker this morning. You see the hearse leaving her home a short time ago in winstonsalem. Here is rehema ellis with a look back at her life and legacy. Maya angelou. Best selling author and poet. I wrote this piece for every human being on earth. Reporter and so much more. Maya angelou was an activist, educator, t