History MattersAugust 16 to August 31, 2019 August 16, 2019 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
History MattersAugust 1 to August 15, 2019 August 1, 2019 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
Historic mansion on land George Washington once owned is set to be demolished July 22, 2019 by DeNeen L. Brown for The Washington Post Some in Virginia bemoan losing Collingwood, a Potomac River landmark Read More
50th Anniversary: 1969 Moon Landing July 19, 2019 On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the... Read More
An edible token of esteem: The 1,325-pound cheese given to Thomas Jefferson July 17, 2019 by Robert Mitchell for Retropolis, The Washington Post The president’s foes dubbed it the ‘Mammoth Cheese’ Read More
History MattersJuly 16 to July 31, 2019 July 16, 2019 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
The elegy that Nixon had ready ‘in event of moon disaster’ July 15, 2019 by James Mann for The Washington Post Journalist James Mann found the draft, by William Safire, decades after the Apollo 11 landing. Read More
Seven Finalists Named for $50,000 George Washington Prize July 7, 2019 Seven books published in 2018 by the country’s most prominent historians have been named finalists for the 2019 George Washington... Read More
The Declaration of Independence Unites and Divides Us July 7, 2019 by Jeffrey Rosen for The Wall Street Journal Since July 4, 1776, Americans have cherished the principles of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”—but disagreed fiercely about... Read More
John Adams Was the Most Ingenuous Founding Father July 5, 2019 by Paula Marantz Cohen for The Wall Street Journal The second president was honest, passionate and far plainer in intention than Washington and Jefferson. Read More
Independence Day 2019 July 3, 2019 Happy 243rd Birthday from the Grateful American Foundation. Read More
