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Quiz: The Founding Fathers

Nation & World - July 3, 2009

How much do you know about America's earliest leaders? more >>

<em>Capture the Flag:</em> A Political History of the Stars and Stripes

By Andrew Burt - Opinion - June 26, 2009

Woden Teachout talks to U.S. News about her new book Capture the Flag. more >>

Forty Years After Riots at Stonewall Inn, Gays Are Still Fighting

Nation & World - June 25, 2009

Four decades ago, police raids to root out homosexuals at New York's Stonewall Inn caused an uprising. more >>

The Best Way to Learn the History of the United States

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - June 25, 2009

Sorry, this is not about my Argentine mistress. more >>

Obama Echoed Reagan in D-Day Speech

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - June 8, 2009

Reagan's speech showed the power of the president to shape history and inspire millions. more >>

Civil War Battlefields Must Be Protected as Signs of American Bravery

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - June 8, 2009

You don't have to go to France to witness American courage. more >>

Quiz: The D-Day Invasion

Nation & World - June 8, 2009

Test your knowledge of the invasion of Europe that took place on June 6, 1944. more >>

Bush Presidential Memoirs, Like Nixon's, Will Have Little Value as History

By John Mashek - Opinion - May 26, 2009

Chief executives tend to view their terms through Rose Garden-colored glasses. more >>

Wal-Mart's Attack on Civil War Battlefield in Northern Virginia

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - May 13, 2009

The mega-company aims to build a supercenter on the Civil War's Wilderness battlefield. more >>

Hitler Retreat Items to Be Sold at Auction

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 8, 2009

One of the most significant sales of Hitler item in decades is May 13-14. more >>

Obama Is Wrong When He Says We're Not a Judeo-Christian Nation

By Randy Forbes - Opinion - May 7, 2009

We have not abandoned the principles upon which we were founded. more >>

Today's Economy Echoes An 1800's Depression—And That's Good

By Mark W. Davis - Opinion - May 7, 2009

Late 1800s suffering, similar to that of today, led to brilliant advances that enriched humanity. more >>

100 Days: Rating the Media Takes on Presidents

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - April 27, 2009

The 100 days reports have some use, but even more problems. more >>

How the Founding Fathers' Arguments Became the U.S. Constitution

By Andrew Burt - Opinion - April 17, 2009

History professor Richard Beeman speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention. more >>

Discuss <i>Plain, Honest Men</i> by Professor Richard Beeman

Opinion - April 10, 2009

The history professor speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention. more >>

Truman Firing of MacArthur Hurt Approval Rating but Saved War With Red China

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - April 9, 2009

President axed MacArthur for pushing war with Red China, then slept easily through howls of protest. more >>

Bipartisan Reagan-O'Neill Social Security Deal in 1983 Showed It Can Be Done

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - April 2, 2009

1983 Social Security deal showed that good politics can happen in the most unforgiving environments. more >>

Obama and the Government Can Save Detroit, If History Is Any Indicator

By Phillip Longman - Opinion - April 1, 2009

Administration bailouts have worked wonders before for rail and air industries and even a car maker. more >>

The 10 Worst Presidents - US News and World Report

Nation & World - March 27, 2009

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The First 100 Days: Clinton and Ford Got Off to a Rocky Start

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - March 19, 2009

Not all presidents are successful in their first days in office, but some are able to move past it. more >>

Bernard Madoff, A Con Man for Our Times

By Jonathan Lopez - Opinion - March 16, 2009

The New York con is reminiscent of history's notorious art forgers. more >>

The First 100 Days: Reagan Pushed His Agenda of Tax Cuts and Less Government

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - March 12, 2009

Reagan sent Congress some of the most sweeping revisions of budget and tax policy ever attempted. more >>

Historic Firsts in Women's Education in the United States

Education - March 11, 2009