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fromBoston.com
2 days ago
History

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

Efforts to highlight the diverse contributions of individuals like Prince Estabrook in the American Revolution are gaining momentum despite historical neglect.
History
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington's troops? - Harvard Gazette

George Washington ordered mass inoculation of Continental Army troops against smallpox in 1777, a pivotal medical intervention that prevented disease devastation and maintained military readiness during the American Revolution.
Boston food
fromConde Nast Traveler
8 hours ago

A Guide to Cycling Paul Revere's Ride to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

Lexington and Concord offer rich historical experiences and modern attractions just outside Boston, perfect for a day trip.
#declaration-of-independence
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 day ago

History comes alive at Revolutionary War Memorial dedication in Beaverton * Oregon ArtsWatch

The dedication of the American Revolutionary War Memorial acknowledged both the promises kept and unfulfilled in the Declaration of Independence.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 day ago

History comes alive at Revolutionary War Memorial dedication in Beaverton * Oregon ArtsWatch

The dedication of the American Revolutionary War Memorial acknowledged both the promises kept and unfulfilled in the Declaration of Independence.
History
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

History buffs gather in Lexington for Paul Revere's Ride reenactment

The annual reenactment of Paul Revere's midnight ride attracted hundreds of spectators in Lexington, celebrating Patriots' Day weekend.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Early morning crowds gather for Battle of Lexington reenactment

The annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington commemorates the start of the American Revolution, attracting crowds and capturing historical moments.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
5 days ago

American Revolutionary War Memorial dedication ceremony activities announced * Oregon ArtsWatch

The dedication ceremony will begin with the first speaker at 1:30 p.m. and end with a 2:33 p.m. flyover by the West Coast Ravens that perform at air shows.
Portland
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

At 250, America Must Reframe Its Founding Icons | Artnet News

The frame, magnificently ornate and gilded, was intended for royalty and originally surrounded a portrait of British King George II that hung in the college's Nassau Hall.
Arts
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

Philadelphia's founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about 'godless' Freemasons and the Illuminati

Conspiracy theories have evolved with technology, but their nature remains unchanged throughout U.S. history, particularly in Philadelphia's early years.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Black Daughters of the American Revolution

Karen Batchelor's discovery of her eligibility for the Daughters of the American Revolution was surprising, given the organization's long history of racism and elitism.
Social justice
World news
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain?

The U.S. executed a devastating missile strike on a school in Iran, killing many children and raising moral questions about its actions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

DC No Kings' Protesters Add a New Verse To America The Beautiful': Thy Immigrant, Who Hail From Every Land'

Protesters in D.C. added a new verse to America The Beautiful to express opposition to Trump's immigration policies.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Campus is not a closet: Why removing Pride flags from Boston University is not 'neutral'

The Pride flag is essential in educational spaces, affirming the existence and rights of LGBTQIA individuals amidst ongoing political challenges.
#christopher-columbus
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Trump administration places Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds

The Trump administration installed a statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds to honor his legacy as part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

MAGA lawmaker rages at Pride flags in Gettysburg: They "overshadow the history"! - LGBTQ Nation

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano demands Pride flags be removed from Gettysburg businesses, claiming they dishonor the town's Civil War heritage and threaten its tourism-based economy.
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 weeks ago

Native Nations Fought in the American Revolution to Protect Their Ancestral Lands. After the War, Settlers Seized Their Territory Anyway

"Once the Declaration of Independence is issued by Congress, then it kind of changes the calculus. Then, both sides are putting pressure on Native people to join one side or the other."
History
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 weeks ago

The Spirited Revolutionary Who Led the Fight for Independence in Corsica Also Inspired America's Colonial Rabble-rousers

Pasquale Paoli led Corsica to independence, inspiring American revolutionaries with his innovative constitution and vision for self-governance.
Philosophy
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Hidden History of Free Choice

Choice became central to modern freedom through 17th-century developments in shopping and religious freedom, fundamentally reshaping how societies understand liberty across consumer, romantic, political, and ideological spheres.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
3 weeks ago

The Real Story Behind Abigail Adams' 'Remember the Ladies' Letter

Abigail Adams' letter urged consideration for women's rights but was often misinterpreted as a call for suffrage.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

The U.S. Is So Over World Peace It Erased the Olive Branch from the Dime

For a nation whose founding symbols were carefully engineered around the balance of peace and war, that omission is hard to read as accidental. Dropping the olive branch from the dime isn't just a design choice: it's a cultural signal.
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Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles - Above the Law

Trump's State of the Union challenge to Democrats about protecting American citizens over illegal aliens was a rhetorical trap that oversimplified complex policy issues requiring nuanced discussion rather than simple yes-or-no responses.
US news
from6abc Philadelphia
1 month ago

"America's Time Capsule" to be buried July 4 in Philadelphia for 250th birthday celebration

America's Time Capsule will be buried July 4 at Independence National Historical Park and remain sealed for 250 years until 2276, containing items from all 50 states, territories, and federal branches.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Another Way to Be an American

Enforced Americanization undermines democracy; allowing immigrants to retain cultural identities supports a trans-national Americanism that strengthens democratic pluralism.
Canada news
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

The Truth of Dead Exceptionalism - emptywheel

Canada has shifted to value-based realism, pursuing principled and pragmatic engagement with middle powers to defend values, sovereignty, and security amid shifting global power behavior.
History
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Who Bankrolled the American Revolution?

Historical narratives neglect financial mechanisms that enabled major events, obscuring how money actually funded armies, movements, and pivotal moments.
#immigration-enforcement
History
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

How Ben Franklin put a charge into American independence- Harvard Gazette

Benjamin Franklin's scientific reputation, particularly his electricity research, provided the authority and credibility that enabled his political influence during the American Revolution.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump's Makeover of US History

Freedom 250 is being used to infuse MAGA messaging into the U.S. semiquincentennial celebration and reshape national institutions with Trump's branding.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month ago

American Crusade: Christianity, Warfare, and National Identity, 1860-1920

Religious ideology and social location shaped how American Christians viewed war and national identity between 1860-1920, with Congregationalist preachers dominating religious and social narratives.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Founders Would Have Opposed 'Nationalizing' Elections

State-centered election administration and constitutional limits make nationalizing voting inconsistent with the Framers' intent and vulnerable to judicial resistance.
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

A Native Soldier Allied With the British Killed a Young White Woman in 1777. Propaganda Transformed Her Into a Martyr of the American Revolution

She became a useful tool. She became a saint, you might say, of the Revolution. People felt as though they could feel her fear, feel her death, feel her love for her fiancé. Underlying all of that was the sense that American leaders can't let this happen to white families ever again, this in spite of the fact that white Americans were just as vicious to Native Americans.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month ago

Liberty's Grid: A Founding Father, a Mathematical Dreamland, and the Shaping of America

The street plan of the Valley is 'the street plan of America.' By this, he means that streets in cities across the U.S. offer rectilinear uniformity: 'broad, arrow-straight avenues, regularly spaced and perfectly parallel to one another, are met at fixed intervals by equally straight and parallel streets that intersect them at precise right angles.'
History
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

America Needs 'Self-Evident' Truths

Public revulsion at ICE killings in Minnesota forced federal agents to withdraw and revealed a broad, shared moral opposition to violence against immigrants.
fromThe American Conservative
2 months ago

Heritage in the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts," President Theodore Roosevelt once said. "The credit belongs to the man who is in the arena." The Heritage Foundation has been in the arena for many years, fighting many battles, so it's no surprise that it has attracted many critics as well. And while Heritage cannot claim perfection, this much is certain: We have stayed true to our mission despite the critics;
Right-wing politics
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Donald Trump and George Washington Have Some Surprising Traits in Common. There's One Gigantic Difference.

George Washington relinquished power and modeled selfless leadership; Donald Trump seeks prolonged power, self-aggrandizes, and asserts unwarranted authority.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: Liberty doesn't defend itself right now, it needs our help.

In the United States, we haven't yet seen rifles aimed at large crowds, but we do observe masked federal agents detaining protesters in unmarked vehicles, flashy ICE raids staged like military operations and pardons for political violence all clear warning signs. Ignoring this is the first step toward complacency, which can kill liberty. Fascism is often misunderstood. It is not just political oppression; it is a set of traits, as scholars and observers point out,
US politics
US politics
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Colin Murphy: Is America now a fascist state? Here are the people who beg to differ

Many outside liberal urban centers see anger over ICE as legitimate but believe city-based commentators exaggerate and amplify fears of authoritarianism.
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 months ago

Commemorate Presidents' Day With 15 Images That Celebrate the Founding Fathers

Observed on February 22, George Washington's birthday, Presidents' Day became a holiday in 1885. In 1971, the day evolved to recognize all presidents, namely Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12. Still a federal holiday 140 years later, Presidents' Day is a time to reflect on the nation's leaders, who have shaped life for its citizens and affected the world in immeasurable ways-for better or worse.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

What would the Founding Fathers think of TikTok? - Harvard Gazette

By placing 80 percent of its U.S. assets under the control of non-Chinese investors, the joint venture aims to avoid an outright ban. The new investors include the technology company Oracle, the private equity company Silver Lake, and the Emirati investment firm MGX. ByteDance retains a stake of just under 20 percent and will license its algorithm to the new entity.
US politics
fromBig Think
1 month ago

How the U.S. Constitution protects liberty from the powerful's dark impulses

The real Führer is always a judge. Out of Führerdom flows judgeship. One who wants to separate the two from each other or puts them in opposition to each other would have the judge be either the leader of the opposition or the tool of the opposition and is trying to unhinge the state with the help of the judiciary.
History
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Presidential Words for Presidents Day

From George Washington's first presidential "administration" to Donald Trump's promises to cut taxes "bigly," U.S. presidents have played a big role in shaping the direction of the country, including the words we use to talk about everything from national politics to everyday objects and actions.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Alex Pretti's Life Should Remind Us Of What American Citizenship Looks Like

Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who cared for veterans, was killed on video whose viral freeze-frame decontextualized him and became a symbol of outrage.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 months ago

'Yankee Doodle' Was One of America's Earliest Protest Songs. But Its Origins Are Shrouded in Mystery

Yankee Doodle evolved from a mocking British tune into a patriotic anthem and early American protest song symbolizing defiance and national identity.
History
fromFortune
2 months ago

How Trump erased the story of George Washington's slave, Ona Judge, who fled from Philadelphia to freedom | Fortune

Ona Judge escaped slavery from the Washingtons on May 21, 1796, slipping out of the President's House in Philadelphia to live freely in New Hampshire.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months ago

Antinomian Controversy: Inspiring the Separation of Church and State in the USA

The Antinomian Controversy ( antinomian from the Greek "against the law") ended with the banishment of Anne Hutchinson in 1638. Wheelwright had been banished the year before, and Henry Vane had returned to England that same year (1637). After Hutchinson was expelled, another religious dissenter, Roger Williams (1603-1683), who had been banished in early 1636, began a literary duel with John Cotton over religious freedom and persecution, which addressed a number of points raised by the Antinomian Controversy.
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fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 months ago

The Time When New York City Seriously Considered Seceding From the United States

In 1860 New York City leaders, led by Mayor Fernando Wood, plotted secession driven by financial and cultural alignments; the Civil War halted those plans.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

How to Fit 250 Years of American History and Culture Into One Map

Smithsonian magazine celebrates America's 250th birthday with an interactive map featuring 250 notable places across ten categories, while historians contextualize this anniversary amid current domestic challenges.
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