Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...
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Beatlemania Took the United States by Storm on This Day in 1963, Launching the British Invasion
With their arrival in America, the Beatles ushered in a new era of hyper-popular rock ’n’ roll music On December 26, 1963, ...
Why It Took 248 Years for the Bald Eagle to Become America's National Bird
The bald eagle finally became America's official national bird after a bill was signed by President Joe Biden on Christmas ...
Fire and angst: How an Africa trip reignited passions for teaching Black history in the US
Arline-Bradley, president of the National Council of Negro Women, joined a VIP delegation with President Joe Biden on a trip to Angola where centuries ago, Africans from the region were enslaved and ...
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately ...
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History of the USRA
The USRA was born under a unique confluence of circumstances. Prior even to American involvement in the First World War, the ...
Her ancestors left in chains. She came back as a guest of the president
Wanda Tucker first visited Angola to mark 400 years since Africans arrived in what is now America. This time she was invited ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own
Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the ...
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Indiana County embraces America250PA: Celebrating 250 years of American history
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, Indiana County is joining Pennsylvania’s America250PA ...