AMERICANTHINKER - Gaining Experience from World History
Perchan By William R. Hawkins History is the experience of people tackling challenges from which we learn what works and what does not.
AMERICANTHINKER - Britain vs. America: 1976 v. 2026
Picryl By John Perry These two countries have gone in very different directions since 1976. What will become of them now?
AMERICANTHINKER - America Did Not Have an Easy Birth
Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr , CC BY-SA 2.0 . Gage Skidmore By J.B. Shurk Independence was not guaranteed.
NPR (Tamara Keith) - 'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250
As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to "excited" and "cautiously optimistic."
AMERICANGREATNESS (Dr. Andrew J. Fox) - Dear America, Happy 250th. No Hard Feelings!
Few experiences are quite as surreal as being a Brit living in America while the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of declaring independence […] Source
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump marks America250 at Mt. Rushmore, Great American State Fair faces heat - The Hill | NEWSNATION
NewsNation's Nichole Berlie fills in for Blake Burman to discuss the celebrations for America's 250th anniversary. President Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore late Friday night after the Great American State Fair had to close for a couple hours as a result of intense heat. 00:00 - Trump marks America's 250th anniversary at Mount Rushmore amid record heat dome 14:45 - Taylor Swift's wedding weekend at Madison Square Garden 19:57 - Feds order data centers to tap backup power 36:33 - Time capsule buried in Philadelphia for America250 #america250 #trump #4thofjuly
AMERICANGREATNESS (Elizabeth Weiss) - History Reburied
At Fort Brady in northern Michigan, near the St. Marys River, where Lake Superior drains toward Lake Huron, artifacts from America’s past are being reclassified […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Thaddeus G. McCotter) - A Semiquincentennial Psalm
On the occasion of the Semiquincentennial anniversary of our free republic, many citizens will recognize and celebrate American Exceptionalism, including our nation’s Founders, its seminal […] Source
NYTIMES (John Yoon) - Storms Cause Power Outages for 1 Million in Midwest, Northeast and Ontario
Strong winds from thunderstorms caused widespread cuts as the region sweltered in a heat wave.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Cape Verde's historic World Cup ride ends after pushing Argentina to the brink
Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was unforgettable.