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American Independence Begins on Favorable Terms: Continental Congress Ratifies the Treaty of Paris
This day, in a sense, marks the anniversary of the beginning of American independence. While the American Revolution ended with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General George Washington at…
Lincoln Defines the American Understanding of Equality
On June 26 in 1857, Abraham Lincoln spoke to an audience in Springfield, Illinois to…
Hamilton Explains the Compromises of the Constitution
New York was the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution. Its ratifying convention met between…
McGovern Criticizes the Carter Doctrine
South Dakota Senator George McGovern, although spectacularly unsuccessful as a Democratic candidate for President in…
FDR’s D-Day Prayer
At a crucial moment in the struggle to defeat Nazi Germany, Franklin Roosevelt dispensed with…
Reagan Commemorates D-Day at Pointe du Hoc
This year marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day—June 6, 1944—when Allied forces landed on the…