But for a lot of Americans, the celebration, and the flag itself, are more complicated than that. That’s the question that Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in show, is setting out to tackle this ...

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Our photographers were out today catching the events of Independence Day. Tonight, it will be time for fireworks, too.

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The 4th of July is a holiday that means national celebration. But what that looks like has changed through the decades. From ...

But the war would change Washington’s view of these soldiers, and he came to respect the sacrifice and valor of his troops from all 13 states. The war changed the soldiers themselves. In the peace ...

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The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...