History Matters
“We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.
In this truth, in this faith, we trust. For while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.” – Amanda Gorman
We Are Not Descended from Fearful Men
On this day of celebrating our independence, I think it is well to remember its cost. The men who led what the Declaration calls the "united States" (note the capitalization) into rebellion pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to create a new...
Death of a Pennsylvania Soldier
Death of a Pennsylvania SoldierWalt Whitman (1819-1892) FromThe Civil War: The Final Year Told by Those Who Lived It The following introduction is adapted from headnotes that appear in The Civil War: The Second Year (edited by Stephen W. Sears) and The Civil War: The...
Courage
“Go f@#% yourself!”
Ukrainian soldier on Snake Island tells Russian officer 'go (expletive) yourself' before being killed USA TODAY 2 hrs ago Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY Ukrainian soldiers on a small island in the Black Sea had scathing last words before being bombed by a Russian warship...
September 1, 1939
New Yorker: Hitlery
An Apology from Prince Charles My dear Russians, Yesterday, it was reported that I compared your President Putin to Hitler. If by making this comment I have in some way offended you, I am deeply sorry. Adolf Hitler was one of the horrible villains in world history,...
Salon: Washington’s Farewell Address
Why George Washington's Farewell Address has never been more important It was the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Songwriter and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda had joined the cast of his hit musical "Hamilton" to virtually perform the song "Dear...
Trump’s Gotterdammerung
Gotterdammerung[1]The last days of the Third Reich, taking its name from the end of Wagner's ‘Der Ring des Nibellungen.' The word means "Twilight of the Gods," and signals the end with chaos and destruction. Our understanding of historical narrative is not static....
Washington Post: History isn’t just for patriots
Perspective | We teach students how to understand the U.S., not to love it - or hate it Is the United States the world's greatest country? When asked that question eight years ago, 70 percent of citizens surveyed said yes. Now, a recent study by the Chicago Council on...
CNN: This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol
This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped...
This Day in History
- "Gang of 19" activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus system
- First U.S. fatality in the Korean War
- World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide
- Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right (Mama)”
- Bikini introduced
- Salvation Army founded
- Dolly the sheep becomes first successfully cloned mammal
- Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win Wimbledon
- Conspirators court-martialed for plotting to kill Lincoln, Grant and Andrew Johnson
- George Bernard Shaw quits his job
References
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