American History

Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for the presidency in 1904.

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America was built on the ‘art of the deal’

January 28, 2026 6:00 am

Joseph Brant, the leader of the Mohawks.

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On This Day: Washington deeply skeptical of Mohawk leaders abandoning neutrality

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January 27, 2026 11:33 am

President's House Site exhibit, night view The home was demolished in 1832; today, a low brick wall and architectural elements evoke the feeling of a house. The exhibit is outdoors and can be viewed until 10 p.m. (NPS photo. Photograph by Joseph E.B. Elliott.)

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National Park Service removes slavery exhibit in Philadelphia

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January 26, 2026 3:48 am

Colonel Joseph Reed, as painted by Charles Wilson Peale in 1783.

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On This Day: Washington writes ‘the weight of command grows heavier by the hour’

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January 23, 2026 11:33 am

A painting of Gen. George Washington responding to a letter from one of his generals in the field. (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon presidential library)

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On This Day: Washington organizes his correspondences for looming war

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January 22, 2026 1:47 pm

Gen. Washington scopes out the British through a telescope with his generals before extracting the British from Boston. On the other side of Boston, in Cambridge, guns bombarded the British-held town as a diversion. The stronghold grew in size and strength. on March 17, the British evacuated Boston.

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On This Day: Washington issues an edict to secure arms

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January 21, 2026 2:14 pm

The Assembly Room at Independence Hall, where John Hancock presided over the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

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On this day: Hancock warns Washington that Congress is reeling from war

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January 21, 2026 9:19 am

Oil painting by Pamela Patrick White of Thomas Jefferson reading in a tavern.

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On This Day: Jefferson reacts to the king’s speech

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January 19, 2026 9:35 am

General George Washington meeting with the councils of war at his headquarters.

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On This Day: Washington convenes a council of war

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January 16, 2026 4:36 pm

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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How we remember Gettysburg

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January 16, 2026 4:08 am

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America was built on the ‘art of the deal’

On This Day: Washington deeply skeptical of Mohawk leaders abandoning neutrality

National Park Service removes slavery exhibit in Philadelphia

On This Day: Washington writes ‘the weight of command grows heavier by the hour’

On This Day: Washington organizes his correspondences for looming war

On This Day: Washington issues an edict to secure arms

On this day: Hancock warns Washington that Congress is reeling from war

On This Day: Jefferson reacts to the king’s speech

On This Day: Washington convenes a council of war

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