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July 9, 2026
A City That Explains America
The late historian Mike Wallace showed how the country’s story unfolds in New York.
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July 3, 2026
What This July 4 Is Really About
An unfinished ode from 1876 offers a lesson for America’s 250th.
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June 18, 2026
The Black Soldiers Who Changed the Meaning of the Civil War
These troops helped transform a conflict fought initially to preserve the Union into one that destroyed slavery as well.
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