 Experience the American dream with today's Patriot of the Past interview. It's July 2, 1776. I'm at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, with John Adams, the voice of independence. The Continental Congress has just voted to declare our united colonies as free. This day will be celebrated by succeeding generations as a day of deliverance and devotion to God Almighty. Patriots of the Past, weekday afternoons at 5.30 Eastern, 4.30 Central.