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July 4, 2026

WILLIAM BENNETT, JOSEPH BENNETT: What the Fourth of July really calls us to do

This Fourth of July, remember those who risked everything so that we might govern ourselves rather than be ruled by kings and what it cost them.

July 4, 2026

PETER NAVARRO: Americans melted tyranny down and fired it back as deadly musket balls

The toppled Bowling Green statue of King George III yielded thousands of pounds of lead that Oliver Wolcott turned into 42,088 musket balls in Connecticut.

July 4, 2026

BROADCAST BIAS: Media celebrate America turning 250 but bash US the rest of the time

Polls show patriotism is suffering a dramatic decline among Democrats as media outlets frame the American flag as a political symbol tied to MAGA.

July 3, 2026

We should tell real American adventure stories to teach our boys about heroes

From George Washington at the Battle of the Monongahela to Davy Crockett at the Alamo, social studies textbooks have stripped adventure from history.

July 2, 2026

The crazy flag designs … that could have been our new flag

The story of the 1,900-plus designs submitted before President Dwight D. Eisenhower selected the United States of America's iconic 50-star flag.

July 1, 2026

Hidden Revolutionary War bake house is uncovered after spending centuries underground

A well-preserved 18th-century bake house used to make bread for French troops in the Revolutionary War has been uncovered by archaeologists in Lebanon, Connecticut.

June 30, 2026

Discoveries that reshaped what historians knew about America's Founding Fathers

Discoveries from DNA testing, archaeology and archival research have reshaped what historians know about Jefferson, Washington and other Founding Fathers.

June 30, 2026

One of the biggest myths about the Boston Tea Party revealed by historian

Green tea was just as popular as black tea in colonial America, with five Chinese tea varieties fueling the Boston Tea Party protest of 1773.

June 29, 2026

Secrets of Revolutionary War battlefields emerge 250 years after America's founding

Archaeologists are uncovering new Revolutionary War secrets at battlefields across America, from Bunker Hill to Camden, as the nation marks its 250th.

June 29, 2026

Archaeologists uncover freeze-dried potatoes older than the US in 'excellent' condition

Archaeologists in Peru discovered freeze-dried potatoes dating back 500 years to the Inca Empire at the Tambo Viejo site in the Acarí Valley.