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From Christopher Columbus to Alex Trebek, Trump is spending millions on statues of ‘American heroes’ while slashing arts funding
The National Garden of American Heroes, an idea Trump first proposed in 2020, is supposed to open at an unnamed location in ...
How assassinations and war changed how the U.S. remembers its presidents
The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.
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The Great Race of Mercy: how 150 dogs saved a sick Alaskan town from diptheria
Twenty mushers and 150 dogs took turns carrying a 20-pound package of life-saving serum. Here’s how they completed this ...
Megabill includes $40M for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’: Who would be in it?
(NEXSTAR) — Within the several hundreds of pages of the megabill the House is expected to pass on Thursday are a $6,000 tax ...
Photos, videos from America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa
Thousands of people were on hand Thursday night for America250, which kicked off a year of patriotic festivities leading up ...
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Glancing Back for July 5: Liberty Bell tradition continues in Charleston
MATTOON — A total of 2,200 persons ate chicken dinners during the July 4 th celebration Friday at Peterson Park. Michael Highland, chairman of this year’s Mattoon Fire Fighters Association’s picnic, ...