The First 4th of July

Contains 3 episodes: "The First Fourth of July," "New York, New York," and "One Life To lose." Ben Franklin's young reporters, Sarah and James, sneak into Independence Hall on July 4, 1776, to watch the signing of the Declaration of Independence in this animated Liberty's Kids program, featuring the voices of Walter Cronkite, Annette Benning and Michael Douglas. From Philadelphia, the children head to New York to witness one of the war's most difficult battles, before James falls into enemy hands and meets fellow prisoner Nathan Hale. Animated.