John Adams wanted Independence Day to be a festival of thanks to God for the formation of the nation.Adams had written to his wife Abigail:“The second...
Two Presidents Died on the Same July 4th and on the 50th anniversary of the nation’s independence. Was this coincidence or something more? On July 4, 1826,...
What is Memorial Day? I admit I used to be ignorant. I’d hear the term “American exceptionalism” and did not know what it meant. And being...