In the 1750s, American merchants commonly smuggled goods to avoid excessive British taxes and restrictions, which created a major financial problem for the Crown. To address this problem, the British Parliament approved the use of writs of assistance against the colonists. A writ of assistance was a general search warrant that granted constables and any…
How a Colonial Court Case Inspired the Establishment of The 4th Amendment
July 6, 2022
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A Balance Between the Arts and Academics Can Foster Student Confidence and Teamwork
Students in traditional, brick-and-mortar schools spend much of their time taking high-stakes tests. From kindergarten on, kids are pushed to be college-ready. Rigorous academic classes. Never-ending arrays of tests. Push, push, push. But what if, instead of pressuring young people in the single-minded pursuit of academics, we encouraged them to balance their lives by taking…
80 Years Later: Remembering World War II’s Pacific Front and America’s Triumph Through Blood and Toil
In the winter and spring of 1942, the armed forces of Imperial Japan chalked up victory after victory in the Pacific. But in the latter part of 1942, Americans began to turn the war in the Pacific around in our favor. After their devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese dispatched their fleets and armies…
From the Land of Oz: An Aussie-Born U.S. Citizen Explains Why It’s Important to Teach Kids to Love Their Country
From sea to shining sea, the greatness of the United States of America has been seen in gleaming alabaster cities, purple mountain majesties, fruited plains, and waves of grain for over two centuries. The sacrifices of everyday heroes, whose engraved names mark monuments and tombstones, have enriched the greatness of this nation since before the…
Mount Rushmore: The Story Behind How This Iconic Monument Came into Being
June 27, 2022
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A plane buzzed over the Black Hills of South Dakota in the summer of 1927. It swooped and dove through the air, entertaining President Calvin Coolidge and his family below. The pilot dropped a wreath of flowers to this little crowd and sped away. The Coolidges had chosen the large Game Lodge in Custer State…
Steam Engines, Telephones, Telegraphs: The 1876 World Expo Heralded a New Era of Industrial Power
June 27, 2022
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When President Ulysses S. Grant—helped by Don Pedro II, emperor of Brazil—hand-cranked the 40-foot-tall, 600-ton engine to life, he was opening the first large-scale international exhibition ever to be hosted by the United States. It was May 1876, and this was the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The massive Corliss engine, which the American president had just…
This Pioneering Woman from History Advocated Tirelessly for the Wellbeing of Factory Workers
June 27, 2022
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Alice Hamilton was the leading expert of occupational health and industrial toxicology at the height of her career, but she traveled a long, hard road to get there. Hamilton was born in 1869 and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her grandfather had made money in the railroad industry, and the family was well off,…
True American Spirit: The Unlikely Mélange of Inspiration That Brought Washington D.C. into Being
When the United States of America was young, the established cities of New York and then Philadelphia served as seats for the country’s government. While Alexander Hamilton and many northerners were content with this, Thomas Jefferson and a lot of southerners were not—so a seat for the federal government was established in a more central…
How a 19th Century Engineer’s Brilliant Mind and Generosity Changed the American Way of Life
When the 1893 Columbian Exposition opened on the shores of Lake Michigan, visitors to the fair were treated to a glimpse of the future. Chicago, the great classical “White City” by day, at night became a magically illuminated world of colored lights. President Grover Cleveland opened the exhibition by pushing a button that set the…
How the Wright Brothers Failed and Failed Again In Order to Create the World’s First Airplane
Standing near the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur Wright took a coin from his vest pocket. It was a sunny, warm day on December 14, 1903. After four years of experimenting with gliders and flying machines, the day had come. The flip of a coin with his brother, Orville, would determine who…
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