When Ben Franklin was the target of "cancel culture" did he fight back?
1. We stand for the flag today, not to please ourselves but to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The more…
Today, Benjamin Franklin is known for the many accomplishments he made during his lifetime. He’s revered as a founding father of the United States, and…
https://blog.genealogybank.com/revolutionary-fake-news-george-washingtons-war-against-lies.htmlGeorge Washington’s War against Lies Today, we often hear the words disinformation or misinformation. For example, in March 2020 in the early stages of the COVID-19…
Black History Month honors Black Americans and their contributions every February. Presidents’ Day is the official observance of George Washington‘s birthday on the third Monday of…
Why did the Free Speech Congress meet an unhappy end at the beginning of the new administration? Was it a group on Parler, the free speech…
“That is all right. I had them on my list, too,” a prominent public figure joked after learning that he had been blacklisted by a…
This holiday season marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620. A year later, they modeled Thanksgiving and…
Because GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives date back centuries, we can discover the origin stories of a bedrock American principle: freedom of the press. One such story involves…
Sixty years ago, two presidential candidates took to a Chicago stage for America’s first televised presidential debate. One candidate was Vice President Richard Nixon. The…