Tag: History

And you thought he just wrote a famous poem! (iStock by Getty Images)

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Francis Scott Key’s life was a lot more complicated than just writing The Star-Spangled Banner

J. Mark Powell · September 13, 2017 12:00 pm

This shot was made a short time before Floyd Collins' last venturesome journey through the mazes of Sand Cave, in Cave City, Kentucky, on Feb. 9, 1925. (AP Photo)

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The first disaster America followed live brought out our worst

J. Mark Powell · September 11, 2017 3:36 pm

There is much to learn from former President Herbert Hoover's successes and, if we are wise enough, from his failures. If not, we will stumble badly once again before we figure out who we will become. (Salena Zito)

Herbert Hoover’s lesson for today’s America

Salena Zito · September 3, 2017 4:01 am

Mutiny and Identity

James M. Banner Jr. · September 1, 2017 7:00 am

"People have been on the bills for a long period of time, this is something we'll consider," Mnuchin said. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Steven Mnuchin won’t commit to putting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

Joseph Lawler · August 31, 2017 4:10 pm

Several cities throughout the country have already renamed the holiday. (Robbt/Flickr)

Los Angeles votes to rename Columbus Day ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’

Ariella Phillips · August 31, 2017 1:43 am

History Offers Little Guidance for Navigating the Trump Era

William Kristol · August 28, 2017 10:41 am

History Offers Little Guidance for Navigating the Trump Era

William Kristol · August 25, 2017 8:00 am

The nation's last producer of Confederate flags says it has seen an increased demand for the flags in the aftermath of the deadly Charlottesville protests. Following the protests in Charlottesville that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and two state police officers, Alabama Flag & Banner's owner, Belinda Kennedy, said she received 100 orders for the flag in one day. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Demand for Confederate flag rises after Charlottesville

Sean Langille · August 24, 2017 6:03 pm

There is clear value in an artistic interpretation of historical events. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Cancelling Civil War re-enactments because of what happened in Charlottesville is absurd

Nicole Russell · August 24, 2017 4:26 pm

Writing in the Guardian on Tuesday, Afua Hirsch called for the statue of British navy hero, Lord Horatio Nelson, to be removed from London's Trafalgar Square. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Nelson’s column needs to stay where it is

Tom Rogan · August 23, 2017 9:38 pm

Police were called as protesters, angered that city officials in their estimation did little to intervene during the protests, overtook the meeting. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Watch: Protesters disrupt Charlottesville city council meeting with ‘blood on your hands’ banner

Sean Langille · August 22, 2017 2:46 pm