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R.I.P. David McCullough, Who Saw the Bright Side of History

McCullough didn't just build on academic historians' work—he filled a gap they left.

Reason

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough dies at 89

David McCullough, best-selling author and renowned historian who won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of presidents John Adams and Harry Truman, has died at the age of 89, his publisher said on Monday.

Reuters

Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough has died

He wrote acclaimed books about Harry Truman and John Adams, along with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal. He also was the authoritative voice narrating TV films such as The Civil War in 1990.

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David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

Beyond his books, the handsome, white-haired McCullough may have had the most recognizable presence of any historian, his fatherly baritone known to fans of PBS’s “The American Experience” and Ken Burns’ epic “Civil War” documentary

Chicago Sun-Times

David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died

The Independent UK

Appreciation: What did Peter Brook and Richard Taruskin have in common? Next to nothing and everything

Director Peter Brook and musicologist Richard Taruskin were transformative figures, and fixtures, in their fields. While alive they were too unalike — separated by age, temperament and activities — to tempt us to connect them in any way. Yet their deaths a day apart at the beginning of July placed…

Los Angeles Times

Conrad Tao review – full-blooded piano playing with a dash of quirk

Tao’s programme exploited his talents to the full, including a ‘pandemic repertoire’ of Beethoven, Adams and Tao himself

The Guardian - UK

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Plans for center to honor Presidents Adams and Quincy Adams

A Boston suburb that was the birthplace of two of the nation’s earliest presidents is planning to build a center honoring their legacies

The Independent UK

The Founders Loved Jury Trials. Almost No One Gets One Anymore.

John Adams called jury trials part of the "heart and lungs of liberty." Today, defendants are often punished for exercising that very right.

Reason

Fourth of July 2023: Which three US presidents died on Independence Day?

US celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and remembers the Founding Fathers who made it possible

The Independent UK

10 Weirdest Facts About The American Revolution: Jefferson, Betsy Ross And The Ethiopian Regiment

In the classic movie “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” one of the characters offers the statement “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

Benzinga

Classical home listening: John Adams Collected Works

Bonus extras make Nonesuch’s 40-disc box set of the prolific American composer well worth the investment

The Guardian - UK

Global Primordium prostate cancer trial begins with Bundaberg man the first participant

When John Adams' cancer resurfaced last year, he thought he would have to travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment. But with promising early results, an Australian-first clinical trial is allowing him to receive care from the comfort of his home.

ABC News

Mike Pence's actions on Jan. 6 were wholly unremarkable – until they saved the nation

New revelations from the congressional committee investigating the events on and leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol show the crucial role then-Vice President Mike Pence played in thwarting the insurrection – and reveal the principles behind his actions.

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The Guardian - UK

LSO/Rattle review – transatlantic glitz and lithe elegance

Simon Rattle once again showed his affinity with Haydn before a distinct second half featuring a London premiere of John Adams and extrovert Gershwin works

WEKU

Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80

Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.

Salon

Supreme Court: "Political" since forever

Politics is nothing new in the supposedly august Supreme Court — and it's often been the worst possible kind

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s only 12 inches tall. I found him at a car boot sale’: John Adams’s best phone picture

The artist on creating a tableau with a toy and some cheap plastic plants

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Labour dominate in Gateshead local elections losing just one seat to the Liberal Democrats

Despite hopes for the Green party in this year's local elections they failed to win a seat

Ballotpedia

LaRose defeats Adams in Ohio Secretary of State Republican primary

Incumbent Frank LaRose defeated John Adams in the May 3, 2022, Republican Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State. As of Wednesday morning, LaRose had received 66% of the vote to Adams’ 34%. LaRose will face Democratic primary winner Chelsea Clark (D) in the general election on Nov. 8.

The Independent UK

Ohio's GOP elections chief faces conservative foe in primary

Ohio’s Republican primary for secretary of state features a matchup between incumbent elections chief Frank LaRose and conservative challenger John Adams, who has questioned the 2020 presidential election results

Salon

25 unknown facts about Thomas Jefferson

Apparently the third president harvested opium and had a pet mockingbird named Dick

The Independent UK

GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state

Chicago Sun-Times

Community leaders kick off planning for Bronzeville Trail, a years-long project

Leaders expect the trail to rival the popular 606 Trail, but fundraising is still an issue.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Little boxes: The pitfalls of ideology

To successfully govern, the United States, like all democracies, must effectively navigate among competing ideologies. When competition is manifested by vigorous debate leading to compromise, democracy works. If, however, ideology begets hyperpartisanship, then dysfunction, paralysis or even civil war can be the result. The inevitability and pitfalls of adversarial government…

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