Reflecting Warmly on What Our Founding Fathers Wore
Jul 4th, 2005 · Shorts and swimsuits are typical American fashion for Independence Day. But Ralph Archbold, a Ben Franklin impersonator in Philadelphia, spends the day wearing heavy wool, just as the Founding Fathers would have in 1776. He shares his thoughts about what it must have been like for them to sweat through the birth of the country.