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South Dakota’s Mystic began as a gold camp in 1876 and drew two railroads; after mining, mills and trains failed, just 14 buildings remained

Mystic, South Dakota, stands as a well-preserved ghost town recalling frontier life. Founded as a gold camp, it evolved with mining, railroads, and timber industries. The townsite's preservation highlights its historical significance and past economic cycles. President Calvin Coolidge visited Mystic during his 1927 Black Hills vacation. Today, the George…

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Is Trump's Face on $1 Gold Coin Legal? Production Moves Ahead Despite Strict US Code Warning

The US Treasury's new $1 coin featuring Donald Trump has sparked legal and political controversy, with debates over its legality and historical precedents for living figures on currency.

International Business Times UK

Trump’s face appears on $1 coin and his signature on the $100 bill as his team challenges the law

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the $1 coins featuring Trump’s face were allowed under legislation to mark America’s 250th anniversary

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How Trump hijacked America's birthday

This Fourth of July celebration is pointedly different from those marking previous milestones

Salon

‘It’s prohibited’: Trump will emboss his vanity in 24k gold unless one Oregonian stands in his way

Trump wants his face on everything.

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Donald Trump Faces Fresh Cognitive Health Fears, Claims Reconstruction Is 'Fancy Name' For Civil War

Donald Trump's recent comments in Texas about the Civil War and Reconstruction have sparked controversy and raised questions about his understanding of US history.

International Business Times UK

From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

Throughout the 20th century, college and university presidents spoke out on everything, from wars to civil rights struggles, with a sense of moral authority attempting to guide the course.

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Racial quotas for immigration are back

The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US

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Justice Barrett, Trump v. Slaughter, and Presidential Removal Power from 1921 to 1933

Every President from 1921 to 1933 successfully defended presidential removal power at will.

Reason

How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention.

The Conversation

Travel Back In Time With These 47 Stunning Photos Of 1920s D.C.

Would you like to walk the streets of Washington, D.C., a century ago?

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50 Historical Photos Of Washington, D.C., From The 1920s That Are Vintage US At Its Best

Would you like to walk the streets of Washington, D.C., a century ago?

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The Executive Power Case That Unites Donald Trump and Franklin Roosevelt

Trump’s firing of a federal agency head may soon spell doom for a New Deal era precedent that limited presidential power.

Reason

The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains

After winning the 2024 election, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 30 that his new FBI director would be Kash Patel, a controversial lawyer and former Trump aide known for backing right-wing conspiracies.

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I asked ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI chatbots for 25 unusual facts about U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day

I asked 6 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States and they came up with 25 unique facts.

Salon

Under Trump, military faces a crisis

This won't be the first time politics has endangered our professional military. What can we learn from the past?

The Conversation

How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally and the danger he says that poor immigrants of color pose for the U.S. – often using hateful language to make his point.

The Independent UK

All the presidents Jimmy Carter’s life has overlapped with as he turns 100

The first president Jimmy Carter was alive for, William Taft, signed New Mexico into Statehood in 1912

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The Times of India

US Presidents who died of heart attack and stroke

The threat of heart attack and other related conditions continues to grow. This is reflected in the number of celebrities, and the who's who from different walks of life losing their lives due to cardiac deaths. There is a long list of US presidents who have suffered cardiac events and…

The Conversation

A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed in August 2024 that a photograph of a large crowd of supporters welcoming Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to Detroit on Aug. 7 was doctored. Trump falsely wrote on Truth Social that the crowd did not exist because “she ‘A.I.’d’ it.”

The Conversation

US citizenship was forced on Native Americans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive

The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a handful of news articles and events have commemorated the centennial of the law giving U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.

The Conversation

Biden steps aside, setting in motion an unprecedented period in American politics

In an unprecedented decision, Joe Biden has announced his resignation as president of the United States effective at noon on Jan. 20, 2025.

The Independent UK

Six other presidents didn’t run for another term. Here’s what happened then

Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, Calvin Coolidge, Rutherford B Hayes, James Buchanan, and James K Polk. Gustaf Kilander breaks down what happened when US presidents chose to bow out early

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Trump Holds Rally In South Bronx, Historic Republican Territory

Former President Trump's visit to the South Bronx challenges historical Democratic dominance, engaging overlooked communities.

The Conversation

A century ago, anti-immigrant backlash almost closed America’s doors

One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted the most notorious immigration legislation in American history. Signed by President Calvin Coolidge, the Immigration Act of 1924 dramatically reduced immigration from eastern and southern Europe and practically barred it from Asia.

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