American Essence
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‘Cold Zero’: Arctic Survival Under Gunfire
A CIA agent and an ex-Air Force pilot are stranded at the top of the world, and everybody’s coming after them.
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Penning America’s Hymn: ‘America the Beautiful’
In the first part of this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we learn how a church organist and college professor created ‘America the Beautiful.’
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Why I Love America: This Country Was Built by Courageous People
How I went from harboring disdain for Americans to being proud to become one myself.
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‘Ardent and Affectionate’: The Friendships That Shaped Thomas Jefferson
From boyhood companions to fellow founders, Jefferson’s enduring friendships influenced both his character and the nation he helped build.
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How a Married Couple’s Innovative Risks Changed the Toy Industry
In ‘This Week in History,’ a new doll makes its debut at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and becomes an American icon.
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Michael Wigglesworth: Best-Selling Poet of the Puritans
In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we visit a religious man deeply aware of his human flaws.
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The Light He Carried: Rediscovering the Art of Robert S. Duncanson
The luminous landscape painter developing a regional variant rooted in the Ohio and Little Miami river valleys.
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Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition
This is the first time the museum has owned an artwork that depicts one of their hometown’s baseball teams.
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Godwin Ajala: The Selfless Security Guard Who Saved Countless Lives During the 9/11 Attacks
When the second plane hit the World Trade Center, security guard Godwin Ajala stayed behind to help others escape—a choice that cost him his life.
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Carnton: Beauty From Ashes
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit an antebellum Tennessee home significant for how it accommodated Civil War casualties.
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Moore’s Creek Bridge: The Battle That Delayed Britain’s Southern Conquest
With the war at a stalemate, Britain pursued an alternate strategy: winning the war from the South. Standing in its way were the Patriots of North Carolina.
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Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears
Playwright Thornton Wilder takes audiences from voyeurs of fiction to the participants in the wonder of existence.
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The Mother of Interior Design
One of the nation’s first professional interior designers, Candace Wheeler helped establish the art of the American Interior.
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How a Cold Front Led to the Marines’ First Amphibious Invasion
In ‘This Week in History,’ a petition from Nova Scotia results in the creation of the Marines and a historic attack on an outpost in The Bahamas.
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Revisiting the Electoral College Compromise
Criticized as outdated and undemocratic, the Electoral College was originally crafted to balance popular will, state equality, and constitutional restraint.
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Lincoln the Poet: The American President Who Loved Verse
The self-educated Lincoln enjoyed reading and writing poetry.
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Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning
A lesser-known fact about the award-winning scientist is that he was a passionate amateur musician.
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‘Marshals’: ‘Yellowstone’ Continues
Kayce Dutton rides with U.S. Marshals to solve an attempted murder on the reservation.
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Francis Lieber: Establishing the US Military’s Code of Conduct
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a Prussian immigrant’s insights on liberty, law, and war become foundational to international law.
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Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife
In the first installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet an educated Englishwoman who wrote early American poetry.
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‘Cold Zero’: Arctic Survival Under Gunfire
A CIA agent and an ex-Air Force pilot are stranded at the top of the world, and everybody’s coming after them.
|
Penning America’s Hymn: ‘America the Beautiful’
In the first part of this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we learn how a church organist and college professor created ‘America the Beautiful.’
|
Why I Love America: This Country Was Built by Courageous People
How I went from harboring disdain for Americans to being proud to become one myself.
|
‘Ardent and Affectionate’: The Friendships That Shaped Thomas Jefferson
From boyhood companions to fellow founders, Jefferson’s enduring friendships influenced both his character and the nation he helped build.
|
How a Married Couple’s Innovative Risks Changed the Toy Industry
In ‘This Week in History,’ a new doll makes its debut at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and becomes an American icon.
|
Michael Wigglesworth: Best-Selling Poet of the Puritans
In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we visit a religious man deeply aware of his human flaws.
|
The Light He Carried: Rediscovering the Art of Robert S. Duncanson
The luminous landscape painter developing a regional variant rooted in the Ohio and Little Miami river valleys.
|
Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition
This is the first time the museum has owned an artwork that depicts one of their hometown’s baseball teams.
|
Godwin Ajala: The Selfless Security Guard Who Saved Countless Lives During the 9/11 Attacks
When the second plane hit the World Trade Center, security guard Godwin Ajala stayed behind to help others escape—a choice that cost him his life.
|
Carnton: Beauty From Ashes
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit an antebellum Tennessee home significant for how it accommodated Civil War casualties.
|
Moore’s Creek Bridge: The Battle That Delayed Britain’s Southern Conquest
With the war at a stalemate, Britain pursued an alternate strategy: winning the war from the South. Standing in its way were the Patriots of North Carolina.
|
Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears
Playwright Thornton Wilder takes audiences from voyeurs of fiction to the participants in the wonder of existence.
|
The Mother of Interior Design
One of the nation’s first professional interior designers, Candace Wheeler helped establish the art of the American Interior.
|
How a Cold Front Led to the Marines’ First Amphibious Invasion
In ‘This Week in History,’ a petition from Nova Scotia results in the creation of the Marines and a historic attack on an outpost in The Bahamas.
|
Revisiting the Electoral College Compromise
Criticized as outdated and undemocratic, the Electoral College was originally crafted to balance popular will, state equality, and constitutional restraint.
|
Lincoln the Poet: The American President Who Loved Verse
The self-educated Lincoln enjoyed reading and writing poetry.
|
Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning
A lesser-known fact about the award-winning scientist is that he was a passionate amateur musician.
|
‘Marshals’: ‘Yellowstone’ Continues
Kayce Dutton rides with U.S. Marshals to solve an attempted murder on the reservation.
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Francis Lieber: Establishing the US Military’s Code of Conduct
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a Prussian immigrant’s insights on liberty, law, and war become foundational to international law.
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Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife
In the first installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet an educated Englishwoman who wrote early American poetry.
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