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Uncommon Knowledge: Americans don't want a war on history
On Presidents Day, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to put back what it had removed in Philadelphia: 34 panels and videos explaining that America's first president lived there with nine enslaved people, and that at least two of them, including Oney Judge, escaped.
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Martha Washington's enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom - but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
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On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.
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As a fight over the legacy of slavery brews in Pa., a historian tells how it shaped the commonwealth
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Exhibits discussing slavery and the Founding Fathers' owning slaves are seen at the President's House on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia.
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Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America
MEXICO CITY -- Historians and observers accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a "historically inaccurate" version of the Mexican-American war.
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Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Historians and observers accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a "historically inaccurate" version of the Mexican-American war.
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Ken Burns says documenting the American Revolution made him 'optimistic' about the country's future
Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation remembers its founding and the Revolutionary War.
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Philadelphia sues over removal of memorial honoring people enslaved by George Washington
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Visitors to the President's House site in Independence Mall were met on Thursday with what one described as "a big, empty space where there should be part of our history," after federal officials removed interpretive signs detailing the lives of the nine enslaved people once held at George Washington's presidential residence.
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Watch National Park Service remove slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
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The National Park Service removed an exhibit, located only steps from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, that commemorated the enslaved people who lived and worked at George Washington's home when he lived in the city.
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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump's executive order "restoring truth and sanity to American history" in displays at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.
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Philadelphia Sues Over Removal of Slavery Exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump's executive order "restoring truth and sanity to American history" in displays at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.
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Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President's House site
A monument carved with names of enslaved people at Independence National Park in Philadelphia, in 2025. Matthew Hatcher / Getty Images file
The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior and the acting director of the National Park Service over reports that slavery exhibits were being dismantled in the city's historic district.
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Auction marking the US' 250th birthday features some of its most iconic documents
An auction house in New York is marking the United States' 250th birthday by selling items that trace the nation's history through some of its most iconic documents
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, an auction in New York will feature rare items that trace the nation's history.
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Rare and original American founding documents to fly on Freedom Plane across nation
Boeing 737 will carry original Declaration of Independence engraving and Constitution draft to eight cities
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America's 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for
PHILADELPHIA -- No one throws a "Happy 250th Birthday, America" jammy jam like a Philadelphia museum.
Embedded into the fabric of our nation's birthplace, Philly cultural institutions are gearing up for high-level deep dives into history, fun, folly, and reflection.
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The right can howl all it wants -- Muslims have always been part of the American story
America's story has always been a story of struggle -- for liberty, for justice, for recognition. On a cold January afternoon outside City Hall, Zohran Mamdani stepped into that struggle.
