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Made internationally famous by their use to clean up the Lincoln Memorial pool in Washington, this tech is starting to be used globally.
Trump is not the first president to lean into an exaggerated patriotism at a time of crisis. But the vanity of his actions signals something perhaps unique.
Every year, the number of human-caused fires spikes on July 4, and many of them are related to fireworks. When trees and grasses are dry and the temperature high, the risk rises even more.
Dina escaped from slavery and sold pepper pot stew on the streets of Philadelphia, while her enslaver tried to recapture her.
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar?
The meaning of the Constitution’s preamble, which begins with the words ‘We the People,’ has evolved over time as voting rights have expanded.
US President Calvin Coolidge hasn’t gone down in history for his triumphs or failures as president during the 1920s – but his dry sense of humor carries on.
Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.
Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid the heat and drought.
A scholar of early US history celebrates the country’s birthday with six under-appreciated ideas about the founding document.
When African Americans press ‘record’ to film police brutality, they are challenging a nation not to look away.
Setting off fireworks may be fun for you, but for some of your neighbors it could be a traumatic experience.
For some viewers, President Trump’s July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore represented love of country. Others saw it very differently.
The Declaration of Independence was not greeted with universal acclaim and many Americans stayed loyal to the crown.
The alignment of Independence Day and a presidential visit to Britain makes more sense than you might think.
Frederick Douglass used the words of Psalm 137 in his famous speech, ‘What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?’ For centuries, this poem has resonated with writers and composers on how humans deal with trauma.
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Associate Professor of History, Deakin University
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Professor of Environmental Sustainability, York St John University
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Media Ethics and Law at Reed College of Media, West Virginia University
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Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University
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Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, University of Montana
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