Benjamin Franklin and John Adams are among the most well-known figures in American politics. Of the country’s founding fathers, they were perhaps the most critical, as they helped secure French military aid for the American war effort. And the two stood out in many ways from their contemporaries — Franklin was a womanizing man of health and science, while Adams held the belief that the executive branch of the republic should affect the styling of a monarchy in its relationship with the others (via Politico). 

On a moral basis, the two were also unique in their respective stances against slavery, although Franklin did own slaves in his youth, and it was not until his later years that he opposed the practice (via National Archives). In 1776, these two historic figures were traveling to meet with British Admiral Richard Howe and negotiate possible peace terms. One night, they stopped to rest, and in what seems like the set-up to a scene in a parody film, the two were forced to share a bed as the inn was otherwise out of space (via Mental Floss). 

Two of America's greatest statesmen argued about a window while in bed

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