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A document purchased by Harvard Law School for $27.50 and thought to be a replica of the Magna Carta—one of the earliest declarations of human rights—is in fact an original from 1300. What do you think? “This makes me think I should…

In a clearing on a bluff overlooking the Sangamon River lies a tribute to American spirit and democracy. The site has its historical inaccuracies — in many cases, concrete lies between the logs of the reconstructed period cabins — but the…

Fifty years ago today, the last American servicemen and diplomats evacuated South Vietnam as North Vietnamese military units closed in on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City. Operation Frequent Wind, as it was called,…

Last weekend, recently unemployed, professional race-baiter Joy Reid decided to play historian for a few minutes. In a very late bid to cash in on the “guys are obsessed with the Roman Empire” trend, she likened the Trump administration’s…

Next year marks the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence — the semiquincentennial. Unfortunately, instead of a yearlong birthday party and a celebration of American history, the stage is being set for 2026 to be a year…

So much for “the shot heard ‘round the world.” The nation recently celebrated a quarter-millennium since the first battles of the American Revolution, fought at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. But, as a recent Wall Street…

NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a…

A paper published in Royal Society Open Science found that many medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin were in fact made of sealskin. What do you think? “I’ve always thought seals would look great…

There is a cancer in America’s military ranks, and it must be expunged before it’s too late. That cancer lies in uniformed service members’ widespread rejection of the uniquely American concept of civilian control of the military and…

In a well meaning post on X, Elon Musk stated, “It increasingly appears that humanity is a biological bootloader for digital superintelligence.” Musk’s ingenuity and technological innovation have rekindled American idealism. He is a problem…