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The National Archives used to stand for independence. That mission has been compromised.

January 23, 2020 by Philip Kennicott for The Washington Post

By blurring out details from protest signs in an image of the 2017 Women’s March, it has damaged the faith...

The chief justice who presided over the first presidential impeachment trial thought it was political spectacle

January 22, 2020 by Michael S. Rosenwald for The Washington Post

As Trump’s trial gets set to begin, the spotlight is inevitably turning — just as it did with Johnson —...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2020

January 19, 2020

The Grateful American Foundation remembers Martin Luther King Jr. on his 91st birthday.

Martha Meehan-Cohen and David Bruce Smith Discuss Washington, Adams & Marshall

January 17, 2020

They talked about John Marshall, George Washington, and John Adams.

History Matters
January 16 to January 31, 2020

January 16, 2020

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why

January 15, 2020 by Ron Charles for The Washington Post

The New York Public Library has just released the titles of the 10 most checked-out books in its 125-year history.

Liberal arts education: Waste of money or practical investment?

January 14, 2020 by Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post

A study finds that over the course of a career, a liberal arts education is remarkably practical.

History Matters
January 1 to January 15, 2020

January 1, 2020

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Alex Nyerges, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Author David Bruce Smith, Discuss Art in Storytelling

December 21, 2019

They talked about the ways in which paintings and drawings stimulate children to understand their heritage, and America’s, as well.

Patriotic Pick for December 2019

Patriotic Picks

December 20, 2019

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles for this...

Author David Bruce Smith and Julie Silverbrook of ConSource Discuss Abigail & John

December 18, 2019

Listen to their lively discussion about the new children's history book.

History Matters
December 16 to December 31, 2019

December 16, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

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