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Why We Stand for the Flag Articles

Why We Stand for the Flag

May 2, 2021 0

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…

Phillis Wheatley & George Washington Articles

When Presidents Day & Black History Month Meet

February 15, 2021 0

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…

Thanksgiving TheHill.com Articles

Giving Thanks for American Ingenuity

November 25, 2020 0

  This holiday season marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620. A year later, they modeled Thanksgiving and…

Harry Burn Articles

Which Lady Was Behind the Deciding Vote for Women’s Voting Rights?

August 17, 2020 0

One hundred years ago on Aug. 18, 1920, a young Tennessee legislator cast the deciding vote that made women’s voting rights a national reality. When…

Wonder Woman 1776 Articles

Meet “Wonder Women 1776” This Independence Day

July 4, 2020 0

Independence Day has historically led to big box office numbers during the July 4 weekend. The “Los Angeles Times” observed in 2018 that “the national…

Flag Day Suffrage Articles

Why Resilience Is on Parade This Flag Day

June 14, 2020 0

Not even the observation of Flag Day on June 14 is immune to COVID-19’s shutdown. The residents of Quincy, Massachusetts, have held the longest-running Flag…

Polio Articles

April 12, 1955-Vaccine Vanquishes Polio 65 Years Ago

April 12, 2020 0

As Americans combat the COVID-19 virus, we can find inspiration in the breaking news of April 12, 1955. On that day 65 years ago, Americans…

Abigail Adams TheHill.com Articles

Why We Should Remember Abigail Adams This Month

March 17, 2020 0

“Valiant women of the vote” is the theme of this year’s Women’s History Month, which began in 1987 as an annual observance every March. This theme highlights women…

Hamilton Yellow Fever Articles

A warning for COVID-19: Politics infected the nation’s first epidemic, cost lives

March 10, 2020 0

Politics has infected discussion of the novel coronavirus, especially on social media. When Democratic Denver City Councilwoman Candi CeBaca expressed solidarity with this tweet: “For…

Presidents Day TheHill.com Articles

Why Fangirls Loved Washington and Lincoln

February 2, 2020 0

Presidents Day 2020 comes during a presidential election that is full of images of countless fans shaking hands with Democratic candidates and stadiums overflowing with…

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