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Editorial: July 2 is America's true date of birth. And rebirth
Los Angeles Times· 9 hours agoIt was on July 2, 1776, that Congress declared independence from Great Britain. It’s just that it...
The Roots of the Franco-American Alliance
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoDuring an election year that looks set to highlight starkly opposite perspectives on international engagement and cooperation, this insight from the past...
What to watch over Fourth of July to forget about today's politics
Los Angeles Times· 9 hours agoNot that the authors of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were flawless people,...
The 23 Best Movies to Watch on the Fourth of July
Redbook via Yahoo Canada News· 5 hours agoThis heist flick follows historian Benjamin Franklin Gates, played by Nicolas Cage, on his quest to steal the Declaration of Independence and decode the...
Opinion: The shipwreck of our leaders
CNN.com· 2 days ago“As an octogenarian, he was by far the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention,” wrote Eric Weiner, an author and former NPR international...
The forgotten priest who predicted black holes – in 1783
BBC News· 10 hours agoAlmost 200 years before scientists accepted black holes exist, a British clergyman called John...
Fun Fact: Americans Spend Over $1 Billion Dollars on Fireworks Every Year
Redbook via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoCheck out these 4th of July facts that you probably never knew. Brush up on trivia and impress your...
The bizarre social history of beds
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoToday’s beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered...
Donald Sutherland’s off-beat, counter-cultural roles reflected his leftwing politics
The Conversation· 7 days agoDonald Sutherland, who died on June 20 aged 88, was few people’s idea of a classically handsome Hollywood actor. If anything, Sutherland used his looks to his advantage, bringing his offbeat ...
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago“I don’t know who needs this right now,” Smith opened his set. “But I am here to tell you, you can make it.” Mid-way through, Kirk Franklin joined, and then two rapped together ...
