Looking Back at America’s Milestone Birthdays
For obvious reasons, the 4th of July is one of the most beloved holidays at the National Archives. Don’t get
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Why We Celebrate Juneteenth
Many people are familiar with the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 executive order that freed enslaved African Americans in Confederate
The Union Speaks: A Brief History
The year 2025 marks 235 years since President George Washington delivered an address to Congress describing the state of affairs
On Air with the President
The media, from the broadsides of the Revolutionary era to the dawn of television, has always shaped the Presidency in
The Original 12 Amendments?
This past Sunday, the National Archives celebrated Bill of Rights Day. Ratified on December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights