41+ min ago  (263+ words) Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this month. One of the Declaration's grievances with King George should resonate with Americans today: He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (378+ words) Read more 'America at 250' content This content is part of the West Central Tribune's Semiquincentennial project. See more at: America at 250. Rather than following a single plan, the nation has repeatedly adjusted course in response to new conditions. Recent decades…...

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9+ hour ago  (356+ words) ON COLUMBUS Day 1915, a crowd of nearly 2, 000 people crammed New York's Carnegie Hall to hear Theodore Roosevelt explain what it meant to be American. THEODORE ROOSEVELT campaigns for the presidency in 1904. Although the nation shared ties of blood and culture…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1373+ words) As the United States marks its 250th Independence Day, these Jamaican-born and Jamaican-descended figures reflect the island's outsized influence on American music, politics, sports, business and culture. Here are 25 Jamaican-born and Jamaican-descended figures whose contributions continue to reverberate across the United…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1868+ words) Commentary by Tracy Mc Cue, Sumner Newscow " Happy Semiquincentennial Day. 250 years. Wow, it's been quite a ride. Since this is our big birthday, I wanted my annual Fourth of July list to be something not only historical but encompassing. So…...

9+ hour ago  (524+ words) History shows that great empires stumble, but our nation can learn from their mistakes. However, being a great nation does not mean staying a great nation forever. Empires fall. Superpowers fail. America is at a historical juncture. Can it do…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1514+ words) John Trumbull's painting of the Declaration of Independence, which sits in the rotunda of the U. S. Capitol. Architect of the Capitol U. S. Marines raise an American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II on Feb....

6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (500+ words) The events of that day were so extraordinary that many Americans took them as a sign of God's favor. "A coincidence of circumstances so wonderful," Secretary of War James Barbour said, "furnishes a new seal to the hope, that the…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (428+ words) Gulf Stream Blues Video: My journey as an American emigrant Ireland took over the rotating presidency of the EU Council this week, and while here covering the launch I stopped by the Port of Cork in Cobh, formerly known as…...