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Scenes from a colonial resurrection: First-person interpretations of history draw America 250 crowds

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America’s 250th birthday has been a banner year for the actors of Historic Philadelphia, Inc. who immerse visitors in Colonial history via first-person interpretations and true stories.

Even 250 years in, the battle over the American story — and who gets to tell it — endures

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The United States today is home to countless stories.

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

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Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at age 90.

How Americans celebrated the bicentennial — with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah

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In 1976, as the United States prepared to celebrate its 200th anniversary, the mood was ambivalent.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag.