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Here’s What Life Was Like in 1776 vs. Today https://www.rd.com/article/life-in-1776-vs-today/ #history #USHistory

#GiftArticle Here Come Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’ A fleet of mobile museums is touring the country with a version of #UShistory the #Trump admin can get behind. …The #FarRight wing edutainment nonprofit #PragerU, which aims to help “people of all ages think & live better while upholding Judeo-Christian values,” put the vehicles together. Criticized for spreading #disinformation about #ClimateChange & downplaying the significance of #slavery… #propaganda #whitewashing

Last Week in BigSky Treasurt #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

The vigil, which had been in the works for months, took on fresh urgency at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut, while Donald #Trump stated the structure would be “ripped down” if his name isn’t added to the institution. There were dogs & bikers; elders with gray hair & babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys & business casual attire…. Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, “Hands Off the Arts.” #KennedyCenter #arts #law #UShistory #JFK

💕 Hundreds of supporters of the John F. #KennedyCenter for the #PerformingArts gathered Friday as the sun set over the Potomac, surrounded as much of the building as they could, linked arms & chanted, “Hands off! Hands off!” For the first time in what felt to them like ages, their beloved #arts center was brimming with life. #Trump #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

33 New Deal Posters That Helped Lift America Out Of The Great Depression Beginning in 1935, artists for the Works Progress Administration created thousands of posters that promoted the arts and public health, encouraged Americans to visit national parks, and informed citizens about New Deal initiatives. https://allthatsinteresting.com/wpa-posters #history #USHistory

The #KennedyCenter board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which #Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, acc/to 3 sources familiar with the matter. “It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump & Rep #JoyceBeatty, whose #lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building. #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #architecture #conservation

To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer While other activists aimed to take down Jim Crow in one fell swoop, the future Supreme Court justice compiled a series of wins that ultimately added up to an undeniable resolution https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dismantle-concept-separate-equal-thurgood-marshall-methodically-devised-winning-strategy-divide-conquer-180989278/ #history #USHistory #CivilRights

Bending Toward Justice Rejecting the “race riot” myth means facing the ugly truth https://theamericanscholar.org/bending-toward-justice/ #history #USHistory

Tell the Department of Education to Protect Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs. The American Historical Association needs US historians to make their voices heard by July 31, 2026. AHA's comment: https://www.historians.org/news/aha-submits-comment-calling-for-the-protection-of-federal-international-education-programs/?_zs=TBRWc&_zl=8Px45 How to make your own comment: https://www.historians.org/why-history-matters/your-voice-matters/responding-to-federal-regulations/ #Education #History #AmericanHistory #USHistory #USPolitics #FulbrightHays

Here is an article on how the American Medical Association helped entrench private health insurance in the US after WW2. By branding national insurance “socialised medicine” and promoting private plans. It shows how well-funded interest groups can shape opinion and policy. https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/141/3/2147/8669893 #healthInsurance #healthCare #healthHistory #history #medicine #USA #USHistory #publicHealth #AMA

#Trump Friday ordered “warning” signs & exhibits installed outside the #Smithsonian’s National Museum of #AmericanHistory to alert the public that the #museum does not, *in his view*, accurately reflect #UShistory. The “unusual” [batshit cray] directive, made through an [illegal] #ExecutiveOrder [of course], was a considerable escalation of Trump’s dispute with the #Smithsonian & its #history #museum, which was the subject of a recent [ #FarRight #WhiteSupremacist ] 162-page report. #law

Goddamnit this muther f⁕⚠︎er 🤬🤬🤬 #Trump ordered new signs outside a #Smithsonian #museum that warn its depiction of #UShistory is "inaccurate." Trump claimed the signage at the National Museum of #AmericanHistory would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.” NO! Your initially #insane brain that has clearly succumbed to #dementia is HELLA wrong you #billionaire #racist #misogynist! F⁕⚠︎ you! #law #museums #UShistory

The Scandal of the Stanford White Murder That Shook New York Love, jealousy, and revenge collided at the turn of the century with the murder of Stanford White. https://www.thecollector.com/stanford-white-murder-scandal-new-york/ Evelyn Nesbit #history #USHistory

Largest Gathering Of Service Members For Anti-War Protest Since Vietnam #AntiWarProtest #MilitaryResistance #FreedomOverFascism #TrumpAdministration #USHistory

What Was the Era of the American Gunslinger? Rapid growth in the latter half of the 19th century led to boom towns, railroads, and questionable legal systems. This dynamic bred new kinds of heroes and villains— the gunslingers. https://www.thecollector.com/the-era-of-the-american-gunslinger/ #history #USHistory

Happy Birthday to Us https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/briefing/happy-birthday-to-us.html #WorldNews #USHistory #Celebration

Happy Birthday to Us https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/briefing/happy-birthday-to-us.html #USHistory #Celebration #News

Once the Centerpiece of Celebration, a Faded Declaration Recedes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/us/politics/once-the-centerpiece-of-celebration-a-faded-declaration-recedes.html #Politics #History #USHistory

E Pluribus Algae: Why Green Pond Scum Is as American as Red, White and Blue https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/science/algae-reflecting-pool.html #Science #Environment #USHistory