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This iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor"; the phrase "Boston Tea Party" had not yet become standard. Contrary to Currier's depiction, few of the men dumping the tea were actually disguised as Native Americans.

Tea Parties Then and Now — A Crucial Difference

Reagan in 1982.

Exit Gen. Grant – Enter St. Ronald?

Dolley Madison, 1804, by Gilbert Stuart.

Women’s History and a Woman’s Subtle Power

members of the Tea Party holding signs

The Great American Debate Recommences

Demolition of the former Penn Station concourse raised public awareness about preservation.

Choking Off Our Past

Obama wore Isabel Toledo clothes made of St. Gallen Embroidery to the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Is Michelle Obama the Ultimate Insider?

Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.

Stealing the First Amendment from the People

An insurance form with pills.

“Hands off My Medicare”: The Deadly Legacy of Social Insurance

Map of the Gaza Strip in May 2005, a few months prior to the Israeli withdrawal. The major settlement blocs were the blue-shaded regions of this map.

Threads of Hope Glimmer in the Middle East

Heads of delegations at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), which led to the signing of the Paris Agreement.

Looking for a Common Language at Copenhagen

President Obama presents Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, January 12, 2017.

How the Vice President Can Serve as the President’s Most Unbiased Adviser

President Reagan in February 1985.

Will the GOP Find a New Reagan?

The London meeting to discuss NATO military intervention in Libya, March 29, 2011.

Secretary Clinton — Leader or Figurehead?

Veterans Day Poster 1980.

Keeping Veterans Day Alive

the monument of the Soviet army in Sofia, completed in 1954

11/4/2014: Empty Fountains: Communist-Era Monuments Revisited

William Calley Jr. mugshot for charges involving the My Lai massacre.

Was William Calley a Scapegoat?

Caster Semenya at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Woman, Man, Neither? The Predicament of a World-Class Runner

Rep Joe WIlson fan club with a poster that reads, "You lie!"

Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson

Monti's parents receive his Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the White House, September 17, 2009.

Leave the Medal of Honor Alone!

Lyndon Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam 1966.

A Curtain Call for the Domino Theory?

The Warren Court (1953–1969).

Blending Empathy and Justice

Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.

How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters

The original Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, known popularly as the Treaty of Tripoli, written in Arabic, signed 4 November 1796.

Obama Disregards History in Favor of Diplomacy

Ration distribution point.

The Other War in Pakistan

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