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RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): The Fourth of July has come to be known as a day for picnics, fireworks, rest and relaxation.
It was a tense and risky day for the 56 men who attached their names to the document that became America's Declaration of Independence from British rule.
Journalists and authors Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese uncover the social, political and financial gamble signers faced in the aftermath of their decision to start a new nation in their book and a coming film.
Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese join us now.
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