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History Matters
July 1 to July 15, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

The Invention of the Summer Road Trip

June 29, 2019 by Jeff Guinn for The Wall Street Journal

A century ago, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and friends introduced Americans to the fun of ‘autocamping.’

A gay first lady? Yes, we’ve already had one, and here are her love letters.

June 23, 2019 by Gillian Brockell for The Washington Post

The letters, preserved by the caretaker at Evangeline’s Minnesota home, are collected in a new book, “Precious and Adored: The...

Enough With Hamilton, Say Fans of Other Founding Fathers

June 23, 2019 by Valerie Bauerlein and Cameron McWhirter for The Wall Street Journal

Success of Broadway show steals limelight from Jefferson, Franklin and others; ‘not a lot of demand for James Madison’

Patriotic Pick for June 2019

Patriotic Picks

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

History Matters
June 16 to June 30, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

D-Day Remembered

The Grateful American Foundation remembers all of the men and women who fought—and died—for our freedom.

The birthplace of American slavery debated abolishing it after Nat Turner’s bloody revolt

June 1, 2019 by Gregory S. Schneider - The Washington Post

The first thing white people did after Nat Turner’s violent slave insurrection in 1831 was round up more than 120...

History Matters
June 1 to June 15, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

JFK’s Legacy Gets a Fresh New Design on His 102nd Birthday

May 30, 2019 by Daniel Cappello for Architectural Digest

An exclusive first look at the renovation of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum’s Legacy Gallery

Americans’ Loss Of Interest In Civil War Battlefields Is Part Of A Disturbing Trend

May 29, 2019 by John Daniel Davidson

In an era of historical ignorance and indifference, is it any wonder that Civil War battlefields are drawing fewer tourists?...

Lonnie Bunch III Set To Become Smithsonian Institution’s First Black Secretary

May 28, 2019 by Colin Dwyer for NPR

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will take over...

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