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The True Meaning of 'Give Me Liberty'
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoIllustration of Revolutionary War leader Patrick Henry's (1736-1799) patriotic pronunciation of "Give me liberty or give me death" in 1775. Credit -...
Today in History: June 21, U.S. Constitution goes into effect
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month ago21 Jun 1997: Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks and Rebecca Lobo of the New York Liberty stand on...
Here’s what I tell teachers about how to teach young students about slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoFew issues are as difficult to deal with in the classroom as slavery in the US. Here, a professor...
Opinion: Is it George Washington's holiday or do we celebrate all 45 of the presidents?
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months ago"Washington Before Yorktown," by Rembrandt Peale, depicts the future president before the Battle of...
I've Lived in Las Vegas for 8 Years — Here's My Ultimate Guide to Sin City
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 month agoFrom luxury resorts and fine-dining restaurants to relaxing spas and outdoor activities, Las Vegas...
Entangled Pasts, 1768 - Now at the Royal Academy review: a thoughtful reflection on art's colonial...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoIn this complex and enthralling show, there is a gallery entitled Constructing Whiteness. It...
A swimming pool in … an NFL stadium? Welcome to U.S. Olympic trials
Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoIn a bold, grandiose ploy to expand the reach of swimming, the 70,000-seat home of the Indianapolis...
The Long and Gruesome History of the Battle Over American Textbooks
Esquire via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 years agoHistorian Donald Yacovone did not set out to write a book about white supremacy. A lifetime...
John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoPresident Lincoln was a statesman. John Brown was a radical. That’s the traditional view of how each...
How Barack Obama's Love of Jazz Changed My Life
Esquire via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 years agoI never expected President Obama to teach me life lessons through music. Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, he brushed his shoulder off on...
