America’s Declaration of Independence on its 245th Anniversary
Are the postmodernists and critical race theorists correct when they say America and some of its founders should appear with an asterisk behind their names from now on? The legacy of the Enlightenment and the American Experiment is in the balance.
June 11, 2021 •
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With the 245th Independence Day and the first national Juneteenth commemoration now behind us, the question is: If we could only keep one document from American history, and one only, which would it need to be? Opinions will vary. Some might say the Emancipation Proclamation, others the Bill of Rights, still others the U.S. Constitution itself. Or perhaps Lincoln’s magnificent Second Inaugural Address, delivered just 42 days before he was assassinated by an act
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Flag Day in the United States is an unofficial holiday commemorating the adoption of the American flag 244 years ago by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.
The U.S. flag has gone through many iterations over the years, with Congress ordering changes in its design up until 1960, including the addition of stars whenever a new state joined the union. Todayâs flag has 13 horizontal stripes, representing the original 13 colonies and 50 stars representing the 50 states.