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Thomas Jefferson wasn’t the first to write about “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

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History professor Kate Haulman reveals how Mary Ball Washington was repeatedly refashioned to suit the evolving motives of the nation

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From backyard sparklers to stadium-sized spectaculars, light the fuse on the history and science behind America’s favorite summer tradition

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Beyond the famous battlefields, the true fight for survival happened at home

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Explore how the power of evolving language literally spoke the American experiment into being

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Les Whitehead, CAS/MA ’25, unravels the Betsy Ross myth and the real history of Philadelphia’s favorite flagmaker

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SPA’s Anita McBride chronicles how first ladies have balanced personal privacy and intense scrutiny to wield political and cultural influence

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US Census questions expose the complex history of identity in Gail Rebhan’s new AU Museum exhibit

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Historian Karin Wulf, CAS/BA ’85, reveals that early America was built by deeply interconnected familial webs—not solitary individuals

Insights and Impact January 2026

After championing Black literature through his book club, Sidney Keys III, CAS-Baker/BA ’28, wants to bring representation to the head of the classroom