U.S. History
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August 12 in American History: Six Events That Shaped America
August 12 marks several consequential moments in American history. On this date, a presidential confrontation moved the nation…
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August 10 in American History: 5 Events That Changed the United States
From Missouri statehood to the Smithsonian Institution, the Civil War, the creation of the Department of Defense, and…
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August 8 in U.S. History: 10 Events That Shaped America
From the foundations of America’s monetary system and the slavery debate to Watergate, World War II, energy policy…
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August 7 in U.S. History: Purple Heart, Guadalcanal, Vietnam, Apollo 15 and Desert Shield
August 7 has repeatedly marked important turning points in American history — from George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters…
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August 6 in U.S. History: Hiroshima’s Military Role, the Atomic Bombing, Voting Rights and Mars
From a bloody Revolutionary War battle in New York to the Voting Rights Act, the atomic age and…
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This Day in New York History: What Happened on August 2
New York’s history is not shaped only by elections, wars, skyscrapers and major construction projects. Sometimes one date…
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This Day in New York History: What Happened on August 1
New York history is not shaped only by elections, wars and the construction of skyscrapers. Sometimes the city…
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Should Trump Send the Word ‘Capitalism’ Back to Socialism’s Dustbin?
Adam Smith and America’s Founders did not call their economic system capitalism. How a socialist term of accusation…