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Maydays in May: 3 American distress signals

It was conceived as a radio distress signal for airplane pilots and ship captains. “may day” (pronounced the same as the French “m’aidez,” meaning “help”) was officially adopted by the United States in 1927. The convention requires that the initial announcement be “Mayday” repeated three times, followed by the call sign, a description of the […]

American World War II heroes adopted in ‘Faces of Margraten’ project by ‘grateful’ Dutch people

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Why Only 16% of Gen Z Are Proud to Be an American, and What We Should Do About It

Only 16% of Gen Zers are “proud” to live in the United States. That finding comes from a recent Morning Consult poll, which assessed generational attitudes about the United States. The poll shows that there has been roughly a 20-percentage-point drop of pride in country every generation since the Baby Boomers, 73% of whom express pride […]

Destroying American Democracy – An Inside Job

Over the last few years, there has been much written about the destruction of American democracy. Frequently the threat has been of alleged interference in U.S. elections by Russia, China or other state actors. Government agencies, in the name of election integrity, were assigned to identify and disrupt these foreign intrusions. As more and more […]

‘American Sniper’, ‘Lone Survivor’ and ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ are Hollywood blockbusters that tell true war stories of real people

Hollywood movies are sometimes the product of pure imagination, but sometimes they are true stories about real people. There have been many war movies over the years that are based on real events, and many of these movies use fictional characters to tell the story. These three Oscar-nominated films are based on real people. Many […]

American missionary couple killed in Haiti, agency says

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Memorial Day by the numbers: Facts about the solemn American holiday

Memorial Day is celebrated in the United States on Monday, May 29th. While some Americans use this federal holiday as a time of joy and rejuvenation, others view it as a day of mourning. If you’re not sure why, here are 10 facts and figures to help you decide whether Memorial Day is the right […]

Native American tribes unanimously approve Colorado River water rights proposal that would cost Congress $5B

The Navajo Nation Council unanimously approved a water rights settlement. The Navajo, Hopi and Southern San Juan Paiute tribes are seeking more than $5 billion in the settlement, the largest amount ever enacted by Congress. The Navajo Nation holds the largest single outstanding claim in the Colorado River Basin and has worked for generations to […]

Excerpt: A leftist grandson seeks ‘American Inheritance’

The sight of bright-eyed, well-fed young people turning lush university campuses into slums is just the latest spectacle from a generation in what seems to be perpetual protest. What is wrong with America? Not all of the agitators care about that question — riots always attract people who just want to watch things burn — […]

Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr. James Mease, patriot with passion for ‘love apples’