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Pulitzer Prize winner shares historic nature of politics as U.S. celebrates 250th anniversary

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham discussed the nature of American politics through pivotal moments in U.S. history. Meacham said t...

South Street Seaport Museum steps back in time with important words of American history

The exhibit is giving a rare look at original documents---some dating back nearly 250 years---just ahead of the country's historic anniversary.

The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore

Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hosts America250 Celebration

The museum-wide “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, & Happiness” exhibit honors the nation's milestone birthday. Read More

America’s 250th: Lesson Strategies for Challenging Classrooms

If you're like me, you may be anticipating problems with the May 31 Fifth Sunday lesson. It seems to me that a teacher could plan a simple, meaningful lesson to build unit cohesiv...

History They Never Taught You in School

Becoming America: How science shaped a nation, supported by Griffin Catalyst, to open at the Science Museum this October

- - • This major free exhibition will explore how science and technology shaped what would become the United States of America, sharing a unique perspective on a pivotal time i...

250 Years of Amnesia: The Debt America Owes Haiti

*America, as you approach your 250th year, you celebrate expansion, power, and global dominance. You reflect on the Founding Fathers, wars won, and economic triumphs. But there is...

12 Brutal Truths Behind Why America’s Real History Still Gets Denied

With only 49% supporting teaching the ongoing effects of slavery despite overwhelming support for history education, the gap between acknowledgment and acceptance reveals a deeper...

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Charlie Price says he didn’t learn much about the American Revolution in school. He knew about George Washington, the Battle of Bunker Hill and that the pat...

Trump Bans Slavery (Images) | Recently Deleted History

Fence that protected King George III statue now marks our founding

A piece of American history still stands today within the iron fence at Bowling Green Park in Manhattan.