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What you didn’t learn in history class about California's flag
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoIt’s a story rooted in a cunning land grab by white insurgents who hastily drew a rough image of a...
Opinion: This July 4th weekend, a different way to celebrate the history we share
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThe Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and...
How Presidents and First Ladies Have Celebrated Fourth of July at the White House Through the Years
WWD via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoFrom Thomas Jefferson's first Independence Day celebration at the White House in 1801 to Joe Biden's...
Studebaker Golden Hawk Roadster Proves That Creativity Rules in the Hot Rod Hobby
MotorTrend· 6 days ago...as well as production vehicles such as a 1960 Pontiac (nose, door skins), a 1959 Ford Thunderbird (hood), a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair (rear sheetmetal), a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado (right-side headlight door), Harley Davidson-sourced headlights, a 1965 Shelby Mustang (side mirrors), modified Lincoln...
How Presidents and First Ladies Have Celebrated Fourth of July at the White House Through the Years
WWD· 6 days agoAside from the crowds that will turn out Thursday night to watch the fireworks that will festoon...
Opinion | July 4 Reminds Us: Democracy Remains a Work in Progress
Mississippi Free Press· 6 days agoThe United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 248...
Minnesota Now and Then: Minnesota's role in the Underground Railroad
MPR News· 1 day agoCATHY WURZER: Newly uncovered history by a Minnesota historian suggests that the state had a larger role in the underground railroad than previously known. In our Minnesota Now and Then segment ...
From hot dogs to Uncle Sam: Fourth of July celebrations from around the country
AOL· 5 days agoOver a thousand miles north, in New York City, a group of revelers dressed as hot dogs chant for the cameras as they wait for the start of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest ...
'We the People' includes all Americans, and it took a lot of work to get there
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThe United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 248 years ago, on July 4, 1776. Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king ...
9 patriotic baby names to honor favorite figures in American history
AOL· 7 days agoPatriotism comes in a variety of forms and can be showcased in many ways — including naming a little one after a favorite American icon. "When you're choosing a baby name, a patriotic name that ...