Tall ships return to New York Harbor
For one week in July, New York Harbor will look the way it did 250 years ago. According to America250.org, the official 250th anniversary commission has…
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Even the nails came on a ship
The houses in colonial America were built by local hands, but with hardware from somewhere else. According to multiple maritime histories, nearly every…
America 250
Ocean ships at the front door In colonial Virginia, you did not need to live near a port. The port came to you. According to Virginia Places, the deep…
What Frederick Douglass asked of America
In the summer of 1852, the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society invited the country’s most famous former slave to deliver what has come to be called the…
The founder who actually freed all slaves
As part of its preparations for America’s 250th anniversary, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has elevated the story of a forgotten Virginia planter…
Swipe right for wrinkles
Beauty influencers have found their newest enemy, and their newest cash cow. A recent Wall Street Journal report spotlighted the growing panic over “tech…
Progress on organ transplant offers hope
More than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting for an organ transplant. Thirteen of them will die today. The math has never worked: there are simply…
Sweden’s midsummer secret
Every June, Swedes celebrate Midsummer with maypole dancing, pickled herring, aquavit, and a skinny dip at night. Tradition also calls for placing seven…
The ocean is fighting bacK
June is National Ocean Month, and for once there is genuinely good news to report. The High Seas Treaty, a landmark international agreement to protect…
Drones are coming, too Plan now: America 250 fireworks are going to be massive
Forget everything you know about backyard bottle rockets. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the United States turns a full 250 years old, and we are going to…