History Tag

New Jersey District Changes Name of Thomas Jefferson School ‘Due to His Slave Ownership’

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 21, 2022 13 Comments

"The school claims the initiative was proposed and led by students. However, faculty members have been vocal in their support and assistance to the cause."...

President of American Historical Association Issues Groveling Apology After Backlash Over Criticism of 1619 Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2022 38 Comments

"I sincerely regret the way I have alienated some of my Black colleagues and friends. I am deeply sorry."...

Progressive Activists Demand Renaming of Boston’s Historic Faneuil Hall

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2022 30 Comments

Progressive activists in Massachusetts have decided that Faneuil Hall, a historic institution in the city of Boston, must be renamed because its namesake Peter Faneuil owned slaves. We are once again reminded of that time a few years ago when the left assured us that their collective madness was reserved for Confederate statues.

Student Paper at UVA Demands School Remove All References to Thomas Jefferson

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2022 11 Comments

“These buildings must be renamed and memorials removed.”...

University in the UK Puts Trigger Warning on 800 Year-Old Religious Text

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 04, 2022 5 Comments

"Staff also flagged 'outdated' language in the 1970s translation from Latin"...

UC-Hastings Changing its Name to ‘College Of The Law, San Francisco’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 31, 2022 4 Comments

"will be sent to Governor Newsom for his signature and will become effective in January 2023"...

The Woke Left is Destroying American History at Founders’ Homes

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2022 29 Comments

A few years ago, when the left started demanding the removal of historic statues, they insisted that it was just about the Confederacy. Critics were accused of being paranoid. Now we're at the point where American history is being distorted at the homes of America's founding fathers.

American History Tour: Wilson’s Creek Battlefield

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 11, 2022 9 Comments

The second battle of the Civil War which kept southwestern Missouri in the hands of the Confederacy....

U. Tennessee Launching Institute of American Civics to Teach the Founding Principles

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 05, 2022 3 Comments

"In many states colleges and universities have become centers of anti-American thought, leaving students not only ill-equipped but confused."...

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July 4, 1776: Second Continental Congress Adopts Declaration of Independence

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 04, 2022 7 Comments

It's only treason if you lose....

July 3, 1776: John Adams Boasts About Independence to Abigail Adams

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 03, 2022 8 Comments

Adams: Future Americans must celebrate Independence Day "with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."...