History Tag

Woman Who Tried to Assassinate President Gerald Ford 50 Years Ago, Died This Week at Age 95

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2025 33 Comments

"the middle-aged radical and mother of four who fired two errant shots at President Gerald R. Ford outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 1975"...

Education Dept. Partners With Turning Point USA and Other Groups to Promote Civics Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2025 2 Comments

"More than ever, we need to restore the vitality of the American spirit, and this coalition will take bold steps to educate, inspire, and mobilize youth toward active and informed citizenship."...

Trump to Xi: Give My Best to Putin, Kim Jong Un ‘as You Conspire Against’ America

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 03, 2025 11 Comments

Putin and Kim Jong Un attended China's celebration of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII....

DNC Opens Summer Meeting With Land Acknowledgment Amid Debate Over Woke Language

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2025 28 Comments

"This land was not claimed, or traded – it's a part of a history of broken treaties and promises."...

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: Eighty-Six Years Later

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on August 25, 2025 21 Comments

We need a wider recognition of the ideological similarities and historical collusions between fascism, Nazism, and communism, and a categorical condemnation of their atrocities....

The Brave Booksellers and the Changed Perception of Islam

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on August 23, 2025 20 Comments

"We need more lion-hearted individuals to oppose the external and internal attacks on our values and rescue the West."...

Scholars Divided Over Trump’s Scrutiny of Smithsonian Museums

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 23, 2025 4 Comments

“I think it’s very clear that he’s trying to tell a story of America that coincides with his political ambitions, his own conceptions of America as a white republic”...

Mamdani Versus the Statue of Liberty

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on August 18, 2025 16 Comments

Waiting for a natural course-correction and a pendulum swing after radicals have already taken power is tantamount to playing Russian roulette with America’s future....

Trump Orders Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Museums Before Nation’s 250th Anniversary

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 14, 2025 18 Comments

The super-woke Smithsonian is getting a long overdue America First makeover. ...

History Teacher Defends Inca Civilization’s Child Sacrifices as ‘Voluntary’ and ‘Kind’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2025 13 Comments

"argues that sacrifice volunteers being from the Incan elite, not lower classes, made the practice less horrific"...

Texas Dems Spark Outrage With Holocaust and Lincoln Comparisons Amid Redistricting Battle

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on August 07, 2025 20 Comments

While he sees meaning in the Texas Democrats seeking refuge in Illinois — the land of Lincoln — I find their chosen destination ironically fitting for a completely different reason....

Eighty Years After Hiroshima: A Look Back at America’s Legacy of Scientific Achievement

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 06, 2025 29 Comments

Recognizing the extraordinary American scientific achievements accomplished during World War II. ...

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Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Erases Jews From the Holocaust

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 30, 2025 21 Comments

"The description does not mention the attempted extermination of the Jewish people by the Nazis."...

CBS Does Segment on the Genius of Johnny Carson as Colbert Circles the Drain

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2025 20 Comments

“His audience, more than triple the size of all three current network late night shows combined, made him the national agenda setter of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.”...

Trump Admin to Distribute Millions in ‘Patriotic Education’ Grants for Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2025 4 Comments

“By supporting seminars that encourage a deeper understanding of our constitutional republic, this new program aims to equip educators or students with the knowledge and character needed to uphold the freedoms we enjoy.”...