1776

Social Media of the American Revolutionary War

Todd Andrlik | Posted 04.13.2012

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Todd Andrlik

Just as social media is helping to ignite and organize the Arab Spring, printed newspapers fanned the flames of rebellion in colonial America, provided critical correspondence during the Revolutionary War.

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When Did Americans Lose Their British Accents?

Mental Floss | Posted 03.19.2012

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The United States was a British colony for more than 150 years and they share a common language, but at some point, the way the citizens of both count...

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Does America Still Have The Moral Courage Of 1776?

Rev. Chuck Freeman | Posted 09.11.2011

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Rev. Chuck Freeman

I don't believe most American's have the moral courage of 1776. Our souls are starving. There is hope for us if we change our appetite, and do an extreme makeover of our diet.

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Jill Lepore: Tea Party Time... and the Death of Compassion (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Lydon

There's more religion than politics in the 2010 Tea Party, Jill Lepore is saying. There's less of 1776 about it than of 1976 -- that dyspeptic post-Vietnam, post-Watergate bicentennial moment.

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This Fourth of July, Celebrate 1776 -- The Movie

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Winship

1776 is a reminder that the embrace of the status quo in the face of revolutionary ideas is nothing new. Nor is bloody legislative compromise or our ongoing frustration over a Congress mired in petty squabbling.

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Old Drinking Song, Lyrics From 1814, a National Anthem in 1931

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

The Star Spangled Banner did not become the national anthem until 1916 when President Wilson declared it by Executive Order. But it wasn't until 1931 that it became the National Anthem by Congressional resolution.

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10 Best Books That Are Years (PHOTOS, POLL)

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laurence Hughes

Instead of focusing on books that were published this year, how about focusing on years that have been published as books?

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