Solidarity gestures are trending but as we move from one “Independence Day” to another, will they be accompanied by structural change?
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This Independence Day, Stream Films That Offer More Critical Takes on “Liberty and Justice for All”
I’m not saying that this is what you should do instead of watching Hamilton on Disney+, but I’m not not saying it either.
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When 5.5 Million Polish Citizens Signed a Birthday Card for the US
Ahead of July 4, the Library of Congress made all 111 volumes of a 1926 birthday card signed by 5.5 million Polish citizens available online.
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“The Star-Spangled Banner” as You’ve Never Heard It Before
It’s been 200 years since Francis Scott Key’s poem about a shredded star-spangled flag surviving an 1814 British siege at Fort Henry was set to music. To commemorate the anniversary, the Morgan Library & Museum has put on view one of the few surviving copies of the first edition.
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5 Museums to Visit During the Fourth of July
What better way to celebrate US Independence Day then with a museum visit? Here are a few institutions you might consider visiting this holiday.