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How Americans celebrated the bicentennial — with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah

In 1976, as the United States prepared to celebrate its 200th anniversary, the mood was ambivalent

The Independent UK · Jun 13

On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more events

On This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the landmark Miranda ruling, Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court nomination, the first summit between North and South Korean leaders and the historic federal criminal case against Donald Trump. The date…

The Economic Times · Jun 12

Republicans Push to Enshrine 'Department of War' Name in Defense Bill; Rebrand Could Cost Up to $125 Million

Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called the proposal "one of the dumbest things that has been done by this administration"

Latin Times · Jun 12

Brewery brings back George Washington’s beer recipe to celebrate 250 years of America

America’s first president recorded the recipe while he was serving as a colonel in the Virginia militia

The Independent UK · Jun 6

Native Americans Taught Colonists How To Fight—and To Live Without Kings

Unlike in Europe, native rulers had little formal authority; they had to persuade others to follow their ideas.

Reason · Jun 6

The Guardian view on Trump’s omnipresence: commanding attention like a king

Editorial: The president’s image and name are proliferating in Washington and beyond, overturning well-advised democratic taboos on glorifying sitting leaders

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4

Turns out America’s favorite villain may have been framed as historian gives King George III a makeover

King George inherited the throne in 1760 at age 22, overseeing an empire stretching across continents

The Independent UK · Jun 3

MAGA fails to conquer arts and music

Trump’s losses at the Kennedy Center and Freedom 250 follow Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl humiliation

Salon · Jun 3

'Dumocracy' in America: When the President becomes a punchline

TOI correspondent from Washington: Historians may someday conclude that US President Donald Trump's greatest contribution to American political discourse was not immigration enforcement or peace treaty, or even a trade war. It may have been a painstaking seminar on how he coined the word "Dumocrats."

The Times of India · Jun 2

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s IQ test: ‘No president has had to have his brain examined this many times’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s cognitive faculties, his failed plans for a concert series and the rise of Spencer Pratt in the California primaries

The Guardian - US · Jun 2