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Americans suffer searing heat to celebrate Fourth of July at overcrowded beaches and parades
Tri-City News· 16 hours agoMillions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings as they flocked to...
What to watch over Fourth of July to forget about today's politics
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoTV has long looked at the American Revolution and various founding figures, in ways satirical,...
The 'Friend to America' Who Helped Recognize the Country's Independence
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoThe treaty signed in Paris on September 3, 1783, by representatives of Great Britain and the new...
Editorial: July 2 is America's true date of birth. And rebirth
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoJohn Adams, American patriot and the nation’s second president, believed Independence Day would be...
‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and other founders prepare to sign...wrote in...
Opinion: The shipwreck of our leaders
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe two highly imperfect performances by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump at their first 2024 debate set off alarm bells among many ...
The Founders Didn't Want a Gerontocracy
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoPress, 2016). The Road to 250 series is a collaboration between Made by History and Historians for 2026, a group of early Americanists devoted to shaping...
9 patriotic baby names to honor favorite figures in American history
AOL· 2 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, ...
July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we Americans get other history wrong, too | Opinion
AOL· 1 day agoJohn Trumbull’s famous “Declaration of Independence” was a figment of the artist’s imagination. That’s not the only myth we believe about our founding. | Opinion
36 Hours in Boston
New York Times· 1 day agoIn Boston — oft-beset by slush and cynicism — summer brings a deep sigh of relief, as hunched shoulders finally relax and beer gardens pop open like...
