How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends
Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George ...
The Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced incarceration of more than 120,000 ...
Musk and the Right Co-Opt the Left’s Critique of U.S. Power
The highlights were familiar to any left-wing critic of American power: The U.S. Agency for International Development’s ...
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You Can Buy a Rare Letter by George Washington Written at a Crucial Turning Point in the Revolutionary War
In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...
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The hero of the Battle of Great Bridge was a sentry who took on an entire British platoon. He was also a free Black man.
History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...
Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe
Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among ...
Most key participants in the American Revolution were young — not elder statesmen
James Madison University professor Rebecca Brannon studies age and the American Revolution. She says her students are often surprised to learn that the leaders of the Revolution were young or ...
Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, ...
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Chinsegut Series Part 1 – Tiger Tail: Native American Activities and Bird Pearson
Prior to Bird Pearson inhabiting a bunker home on Chinsegut, Native Americans roamed the hill they named Tiger Tail for food ...
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The (Nearly) Lost Story of Cornelius Hasbrouck and Washington's Headquarters
Era scandal that involves the mysterious disappearance of an opportunistic Patriot with ties to George Washington!
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New York at 250: A time for reflection
Planning is under way for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. There are commemoration commissions or committees at work at the federal, state, and local levels, including Albany County ...
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Trump has put own 'personal safety in danger' by giving away so much power: analysis
Democrats warn of disaster as Trump purges the CIA "Now, this is not to say that the policy program of Soviet Communism is ...