Memorial Day, American Revolution
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How a Nonbinary Minister Became America’s Most Radical Revolutionary by Nina Sankovitch is a thrilling celebration of Public Universal Friend, a forgot
We listen back to author Alan Taylor discussing Maine's role in the American Revolution—and learn about Maine Historical Society's exhibit "Pathway to Freedom"
The American Revolution was linked to a surge of working-class political activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The struggle against British rule unfolded in tandem with another struggle over who would dominate the post-independence US.
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ON BOOKS | OPINION: Sarah Pearsall’s “Freedom Round the Globe” reframes the American Revolution as a global crisis
What makes "Freedom Round the Globe" especially valuable right now is that it resists two temptations simultaneously: patriotic simplification and fashionable cynicism.
The network will also re-air some of its other programming that touches on American history, particularly around the Revolutionary War.
New York State's Fourth of July celebration and a new Revolutionary War exhibit emphasize the significance of America's 250th.
Historians deal in secular truths. Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not. Still, some occurrences are so improbable they can make it hard to believe that we’re entirely alone, that there are no fates or hobgoblins ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed the American Revolution was against the "billionaires of their time," drawing sharp criticism from conservatives.