museum and education center currently under development at the department of state. it will be a multimedia, publicly accessible, engaging space with public programs that help the general public understand a little bit more about what is diplomacy. what is diplomacy s relevance to their lives today and how, possibly, they could become involved. we are actively collecting artifacts, researching history, and developing public programs. we are very busy. we have a very active public program already for students. one of the ways we tell the story of diplomacy is through the wonderful items we have in our collection. absolutely. let s jump right in. first object we would like to show is the oldest in our collection. it is the first treaty that the united states entered into, in 1778. most americans and international folks understand that american independence in 1776. part of the recognition was not only did you have friends and allies that were going to fight your enemies i
publicly accessible, engaging space with public programs that help the general public understand a little bit more about what is diplomacy. and how, possibly, they could become involved. we are actively collecting artifacts, researching history, and developing programs. we have a very active public program already for students. one of the ways we celebrate diplomacy is through the wonderful items we have in our collection. absolutely. let s jump right in. the first item we would like to show is the oldest in our collection. it is the first treaty that the united states entered into, in 1738. most americans understand that american independence in 1776. not only did you have friends and allies that were going to fight your enemies in great britain, but also, the establishment of economic security. this is something that was really on people s minds. adam smith and people who understood the wealth of nations understood that poor nations were weak nations. part of the nego
their workplace or household or what have you. there was a lot of cheap labor available for people willing to carry a gun and tin badge for a paycheck. bob hutton, thank you very much. each week, american history tv s american artifacts take you to historic places. we traveled to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the american revolution. located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. steve: the idea for the museum goes back a century went descendents of george washington put up for sale the tent that houston in every campaign of the revolution. it was acquired by a minister. that launched a century of collecting. and launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. the collections of the museum are in comparable. they have no pair. no peer. we have objects related to washington which truly are unique, one-of-a-kind. they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the continental
up next on american history tv, a panel discusses the textual tradition of the declaration of independence. including how it reflects the times to which it was written and the newer reproductions that followed the original. panelists include historic document dealer and the editor of the papers of thomas jefferson. among the questions they examine is how punctuation influences how the declaration is read and interpreted. the national archives hosted this event. it is about 90 minutes. ted the declaration. this is 2 hours and 45 minutes. good morpning, everybody. it s a pleasure to be here. thank you so much for joining us. i want to start by thanking our hosts, the archives. it s been extraordinary, the way they ve jumped into supporting my effort to bring more attention to the question of how we read the declaration of independence and how we think about the diversity of the declarations textual tradition. we are punctuating happyinesshappiness. we re focused on the seco
ocean of people falls in the line of march. perhaps for a picnic to end this day, a truly special day our country s birthday. as the last of the rockets red glare fades in the night sky the city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old milwaukee and becomes again america s fourth of july capital. each week, american history tv s american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the american revolution. located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. the idea for the museum goes back a century when descendents of george washington put up for sale, the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. it was acquired by a minister. that launched a century of collecting. and launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. the collections of the museum are incomparable. they have no peer. we have objects related to