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Donald Trump's "1776 Commission" for "Patriotic Education"

by HNN Staff

A compilation of HNN coverage of Donald Trump's call for a "1776 Commission" to enforce the teaching of "patriotic" history. 

The White House Conference on History

by HNN Staff

On September 17, Constitution Day, the White House convened a panel discussion of the importance of history to the nation, devoting strong criticism to recent trends emphasizing the importance of racism to the founding and development of the nation.

Pop Culture and History

 Articles, tweets, and more content related to historical pop culture.

UPDATED: What Historians Are Saying About Trump's National Emergency and Press Conference

A curated collection of Tweets and articles from across the web. 

Martin Luther King Day: What Historians Are Saying

What historians are saying about Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Twitter, and other related news.

HNN Hot Topics: Veterans Day

The best of web commentary.

What Is Labor Day All About?

News and commentary about the holiday.

HNN Hot Topics: Censure

Can Congress censure a president?

HNN Hot Topics: July 4th

What are we celebrating on the 4th?  And every other question you've ever had about the holiday!

Juneteenth

What it is and why it's celebrated.

HNN Hot Topics: North Korea

Related Links North Korea—Past Crises HNN PollsWill a Second Korean War Break Out? (August 2010)News

HNN Hot Topics: Gun Violence

Right vs. Left: What the Founders believed about gun control.

HNN Hot Topics: President's Day

HNN Hot Topics: Black History Month

The best of web commentary on Black History Month.

HNN Hot Topics: Thanksgiving

The best web commentary on the Thanksgiving holiday.

What is Columbus Day? Indigenous People's Day?

The best of web commentary.

HNN Hot Topics: Presidential Inaugurations

Highlights of Past Inaugurals.

HNN Hot Topic: Pearl Harbor

An index of our archived stories about what happened and why as told by historians and survivors. 

HNN Hot Topic: Fidel Castro

Articles published on HNN about Fidel Castro.

The Electoral College

News NYT: One More Round of Voting, as Electors Do Their Duty AP: California Bill OK'd to change electoral vote systemArticles, Excerpts Jonathan Soros: It's Time to Junk the Electoral College