by drkeithcox | Dec 23, 2020 | History Matters
Perspective | We teach students how to understand the U.S., not to love it – or hate it Is the United States the world’s greatest country? When asked that question eight years ago, 70 percent of citizens surveyed said yes. Now, a recent study by the...
by drkeithcox | Dec 23, 2020 | History Matters
This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped...
by drkeithcox | Dec 21, 2020 | History Matters
AP WAS THERE: Battle of the BulgeIn 2020, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Sterling Publishing, in cooperation with The Associated Press, released an illustrated book called “Victory: World War II In Real Time,” filled with...
by drkeithcox | Dec 14, 2020 | _externaldispatch
‘A fearsome decision’: Abigail Adams had her children inoculated against smallpoxThe future first lady feared inoculation, but she feared smallpox more. It was 1776, and Abigail Adams had decided that she and her four children would seek protection from a...
by drkeithcox | Nov 27, 2020 | _externaldispatch
Opinion | Remember the Chosin Few this ThanksgivingSeventy Thanksgivings ago, Pfc. Warren Wiedhahn was 21, far from home and freezing. During a winter of record cold, nighttime temperatures were more than 30 degrees below zero in the North Korean mountains.
