Did you know Thomas Jefferson kept weather records during the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 in Philly? Jefferson took temperature, cloud observations, and said no rain fell during the day. Temps in afternoon were in mid 70s. See his records here: https://tinyurl.com/5s4xfbc2 | WGAL News 8 Storm Team

The fact that Thomas Jefferson had children with his slave Sally Hemmings was denied by Jefferson's family for almost 2 centuries–until DNA evidence confirmed it. A descendent of Jefferson and Hemmings learns the details of the story. A new episode of One Thousand Years of Slavery airs this Monday at 8 PM. #1000YearsOfSlavery | Smithsonian Channel