How Two Great Friends Overcame Politics July 1, 2021 Adams and Jefferson met in 1775 and came apart in 1789. A forgotten man brought them together. Read More
History MattersJuly 1 to July 15, 2021 July 1, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
A Maryland attic hid a priceless trove of Black history June 28, 2021 Historians and activists saved it from auction Read More
“Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution” June 24, 2021 Dr. Judith Van Buskirk draws on Revolutionary War pension records to bring to life the thousands of African American men... Read More
U.S. Mint to honor Maya Angelou and 4 other notable women on quarters June 18, 2021 The American Women Quarters Program will feature five influential American women. Read More
Biden Signs Juneteenth Bill June 17, 2021 The measure designates June 19 as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Read More
History MattersJune 16 to June 30, 2021 June 16, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
Flag Day June 13, 2021 Commemorating the June 14, 1777 adoption of the flag, by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Read More
France is sending a second Statue of Liberty to the US June 9, 2021 This new bronze statue is nicknamed the "little sister." Read More
“Broadway’s Back!” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon June 8, 2021 They perform a song about every musical they can’t wait to see when Broadway returns. Read More
How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Made an Old Bookstore New June 7, 2021 The century-old Drama Book Shop in Manhattan struggled for years. Then “Hamilton” happened. Read More
‘Hero of Auschwitz’ David Dushman,last surviving liberator of death camp, dies aged 98 June 6, 2021 Red Army soldier David Dushman used his T-34 Soviet tank to mow down the electric fence of the Nazi death... Read More
