Dr. Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia will present his interpretation of the Declaration of Independence on the 245th anniversary of the creation of the United States of America as a free and independent nation. Dr. Franklin (Steven Nousen) will speak at the Open Circle gathering at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Sunday, July 4, 10:30 a.m. You will be transported back in place and time to Philadelphia on July 4, 1787. Dr. Franklin is currently at work in the State House, along with delegates from 12 of the 13 states, revising the Articles of Confederation. Although Dr. Franklin is prohibited from talking about the secret work of these delegates, he is at liberty to discuss how he and 55 other men came to declare .independence from Great Britain 11 years earlier