First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree
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First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World
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Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

The ‘Merry Affair’ became a diplomatic faux pas when Jefferson instituted a ‘pell-mell’ approach to etiquette.
‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’
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‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Fanny Crosby, a blind lyricist, composer, and poet whose hymns have touched and transformed millions.
Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words
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Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Whittaker Chambers, who risked everything to leave Marxism and totalitarianism.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana
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James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.

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First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

The ‘Merry Affair’ became a diplomatic faux pas when Jefferson instituted a ‘pell-mell’ approach to etiquette.
Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

The Citadel alum and bank executive gave up his chance to survive a horrible plane crash so that others might live.
‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Fanny Crosby, a blind lyricist, composer, and poet whose hymns have touched and transformed millions.
Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Whittaker Chambers, who risked everything to leave Marxism and totalitarianism.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.
Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

How Henry Knox’s ‘Noble Train of Artillery’ broke the siege of Boston in March 1776.
Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

In ‘This Week in History,’ facing ridicule and minimal support, a lone physicist’s technological breakthrough created the foundation for space travel.
Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet one half of the artistic team responsible for America’s iconic 19th-century print media.
First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

The ‘Merry Affair’ became a diplomatic faux pas when Jefferson instituted a ‘pell-mell’ approach to etiquette.
Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

The Citadel alum and bank executive gave up his chance to survive a horrible plane crash so that others might live.
‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Fanny Crosby, a blind lyricist, composer, and poet whose hymns have touched and transformed millions.
Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Whittaker Chambers, who risked everything to leave Marxism and totalitarianism.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.
Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

How Henry Knox’s ‘Noble Train of Artillery’ broke the siege of Boston in March 1776.
Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

In ‘This Week in History,’ facing ridicule and minimal support, a lone physicist’s technological breakthrough created the foundation for space travel.
Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet one half of the artistic team responsible for America’s iconic 19th-century print media.