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House Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Action on Women’s Right to Vote

Lawmakers took to the floor of the House of Representatives to commemorate the 100th anniversary of action on the constitutional...

Why study history? Because it can save us from democratic collapse.

May 21, 2019 by John Jeffries Martin - The Washington Post

What the Founding Fathers can teach us about applied historical knowledge.

History Matters
May 16 to May 30, 2019

Showing our children that their past is a prelude to their future

New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History

May 15, 2019 by Julia Jacobs for The New York Times

The museum reminds visitors of the vague and often dubious ideal of “liberty for all.”

The Musical ‘1776’ Will Return to Broadway in 2021

May 6, 2019 by Michael Paulson for The New York Times

A revival of the musical comedy “1776” will come to Broadway in the spring of 2021. The musical is about...

History Matters
May 1 to May 15, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Richmond’s new Civil War museum aims to shatter conventional views of the conflict

April 29, 2019 by Gregory S. Schneider for The Washington Post

New museum pulls in voices of people of color. The exhibits aim to shatter expectations of what a Civil War...

Jeanne Allen interviews David Bruce Smith on Reality Check

“If students don’t know history, it’s not their fault.” Those are the words of author, philanthropist and “grateful American” David...

Patriotic Pick for April 2019

Patriotic Picks

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

What eight presidents who weren’t elected can teach us about leadership

April 22, 2019 by Jena McGregor for The Washington Post

Jared Cohen's book “Accidental Presidents" is the culmination of a childhood fascination with the men who ascended to the job...

Warren Buffett’s Skill for Success: Reading

April 22, 2019 by Tom Popomaronis for CNBC

Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, praises this 1 trait of Buffett’s—without it, ‘you won’t get very far in...

David Blight has won a Pulitzer Prize in History for his biography of Frederick Douglass

The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History for a distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United...

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