The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of American Democracy. Could it contain hidden messages from our nation’s forefathers intended to be discovered years later? In Season 2, Episode 2, “Declaration of Independence.” #BradMeltzersDecoded
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Lol a national treasure knockoff…
wasn't a copy sent to King George?
They always come out with diffrent end points
Thumbs up!
Been looking forward to these series for a long time. Thanks for posting!
But I got to ask Why are all these ppl handling books, papers, paintings, documents etc with bare hands??
We had to wear Gloves to even enter some caves. I saw what touching had done to a rock. It ate it up n made it smooth…
I wished they wouldn't do that .
It’s a republic. Why does this guy open with the words “our democracy”? Suspicious.
I'm sorry I spent any time watching this…
This series is so BS and conspiratorial
You need to listen for the following word "may" i.e some say Thomas Paine MAY have written the decoration
This document no longer holds any meaning. You've usurped it. Over done. Chinese now. Good for you.
These people are idiots. Yall hired them off of "Special" website right? Its like watching an episode of the 3 stooges.
To tie two episodes together, maybe the original is in the cornerstone to the White House
I heard many years ago. That a founding members family owned the original but it was lost in a house fire, in Philadelphia around 1840.
Ask a native American if Thomas Jefferson is their hero.
He starts out by saying that the Declaration of Independence is the pivotal beginning of our democracy, but it’s not a democracy, it’s a republic. Remember the pledge of allegiance? “And to the republic, for which it stands.”
The Declaration is pretty much the USA's birth certificate.
I always click on these, watch about half and think. I hate this show. Never decode anything
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I already decoded the message. it was in Texas I already took it that was a lot of gold
Meltzer's kind of a load.
It’s easy to forget what a dangerous “piece of paper”. Hey smart guy, THIS IS NOT PAPER. IT’S PARCHMENT !!!!
You could find it by simply taking a boat ant a deep military metal detector and floating over it , if it's there it will tell you !!!
Man I wish history channel was on youtube tv
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Anyone else out here distantly related to Stephen Hopkins?
Moral of the epidsode is that America is built on hoaxs and secrets
I'm only up to 3:14 and their surprise of what this document represents really makes me cringe. Now I can see why the US CONSTITUTION is trampled on so bad. This document along with the UC is not taught with the integrity they should be taught with.
Its possible letter 1 used the first draft, letter 2 the second and the 3rd the final copy…. If this is the case then truly solving the codes will not be possible until they are found.
Though the NSA crack I would tend to believe as the method used to solve it is legitimate and works quite well for this type of cipher!
I thought you were looking for the original Declaration, how did this turn into some bs treasure hunt that ends with "it's flooded oh well"?