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Telling the History of the U.S. Through Its Territories
In his upcoming book How to Hide an Empire, Immerwahr sets out to tell the history of the Greater United States, what lies beyond the mainland. He traces the legacy of empire to the U.S.’s ...
History Today: When the United States joined World War I
It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...
A History Tour, With Lessons for the Future
I wanted to write a story about the changing perceptions of the United States among Europeans. I didn’t know that I would ...
The Conversation on MSN12d
Why does the U.S. have presidential term limits? The history of the 22nd Amendment
The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President ...
Why is Trump rewriting US economic history? Anyone?
On the other hand, he is actively rewriting economic history to convince Americans that everything they’ve been taught is ...
Author Sarah Vowell's Fresh Take on U.S. History
Author and journalist Sarah Vowell joins Christopher John Farley for a conversation about her latest book, Lafayette in the ...