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Articles about history
Masons and the Making of America
September 14, 2009
Before you read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol read the fascinating true history of the Masons in America.
Opinion
Quiz: The Founding Fathers
July 3, 2009
How much do you know about America's earliest leaders?
Nation & World - History
<em>Capture the Flag:</em> A Political History of the Stars and Stripes
June 26, 2009
Woden Teachout talks to U.S. News about her new book Capture the Flag.
Opinion
Forty Years After Riots at Stonewall Inn, Gays Are Still Fighting
June 25, 2009
Four decades ago, police raids to root out homosexuals at New York's Stonewall Inn caused an uprising.
Nation & World - History
The Best Way to Learn the History of the United States
June 25, 2009
Sorry, this is not about my Argentine mistress.
Opinion - John A. Farrell
Obama Echoed Reagan in D-Day Speech
June 8, 2009
Reagan's speech showed the power of the president to shape history and inspire millions.
Nation & World
Civil War Battlefields Must Be Protected as Signs of American Bravery
June 8, 2009
You don't have to go to France to witness American courage.
Opinion - John A. Farrell
Quiz: The D-Day Invasion
June 8, 2009
Test your knowledge of the invasion of Europe that took place on June 6, 1944.
Nation & World - History
Bush Presidential Memoirs, Like Nixon's, Will Have Little Value as History
May 26, 2009
Chief executives tend to view their terms through Rose Garden-colored glasses.
Opinion - John W. Mashek
Wal-Mart's Attack on Civil War Battlefield in Northern Virginia
May 13, 2009
The mega-company aims to build a supercenter on the Civil War's Wilderness battlefield.
Opinion - John A. Farrell
Hitler Retreat Items to Be Sold at Auction
May 8, 2009
One of the most significant sales of Hitler item in decades is May 13-14.
Nation & World - Washington Whispers
Obama Is Wrong When He Says We're Not a Judeo-Christian Nation
May 7, 2009
We have not abandoned the principles upon which we were founded.
Opinion
Today's Economy Echoes An 1800's Depression—And That's Good
May 7, 2009
Late 1800s suffering, similar to that of today, led to brilliant advances that enriched humanity.
Opinion
100 Days: Rating the Media Takes on Presidents
April 27, 2009
The 100 days reports have some use, but even more problems.
Opinion
How the Founding Fathers' Arguments Became the U.S. Constitution
April 17, 2009
History professor Richard Beeman speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention.
Opinion
Discuss <i>Plain, Honest Men</i> by Professor Richard Beeman
April 10, 2009
The history professor speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention.
Opinion
Truman Firing of MacArthur Hurt Approval Rating but Saved War With Red China
April 9, 2009
President axed MacArthur for pushing war with Red China, then slept easily through howls of protest.
Opinion
Bipartisan Reagan-O'Neill Social Security Deal in 1983 Showed It Can Be Done
April 2, 2009
1983 Social Security deal showed that good politics can happen in the most unforgiving environments.
Opinion
Obama and the Government Can Save Detroit, If History Is Any Indicator
April 1, 2009
Administration bailouts have worked wonders before for rail and air industries and even a car maker.
Opinion
The 10 Worst Presidents - US News and World Report
March 27, 2009
Political news coverage of Washington from Congress to the White House, Democrat to Republican, presidential policies, and everything in between.
Nation & World - History
The First 100 Days: Clinton and Ford Got Off to a Rocky Start
March 19, 2009
Not all presidents are successful in their first days in office, but some are able to move past it.
Nation & World - History
Bernard Madoff, A Con Man for Our Times
March 16, 2009
The New York con is reminiscent of history's notorious art forgers.
Opinion
The First 100 Days: Reagan Pushed His Agenda of Tax Cuts and Less Government
March 12, 2009
Reagan sent Congress some of the most sweeping revisions of budget and tax policy ever attempted.
Nation & World - History
