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A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating near the Philippines, while a Chinese aircraft carrier is visiting Hong Kong.
How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...
His politicization of the name America taps into a long, well, American tradition, as old as the nation itself.
Thomas Jefferson, another Founding Father, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most pro-slavery and ...
D.C.’s July 4 celebrations will be packed with events — ranging from a parade to a scavenger hunt near the Washington ...
As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...
Fireworks dazzle, but it’s music that carries memory, meaning, and hope. This Fourth of July, explore how sound shapes ...
Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a ...
The bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence began early for many Americans. On a chilly December morning in 1973, a ...
Every year, July 4th is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It’s a day of pride, freedom, and patriotism. Delivering a ...
Beneath the red, white and blue fanfare lays a story that’s just as rooted in the soil as it is in our history books — ...
Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...