Historic Sites
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Constitution Gardens Washington, District Of Columbia
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Constitution Gardens is a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an... |
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District of Columbia War Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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The District of Columbia War Memorial honors the 499 Washington D.C. soldiers who lost... |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are the words of our... |
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George Mason Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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The George Mason Memorial, dedicated on April 9, 2002, honors the little known but widely... |
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John Ericsson National Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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During his lifetime, John Ericsson revolutionized several facets of technology. The... |
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Nineteen stainless steel sculptures stand silently under the watchful eye of a sea of... |
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Lincoln Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory... |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Opened to the public on August 22, 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial honors an... |
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial... |
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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The words of Thomas Jefferson, some written more than 200 years ago, have shaped American... |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial... |
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Washington Monument Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Washington Monument is the most prominent, as well as one of the older, attractions... |
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World War II Memorial National Historic Site Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifices and celebrates the victory... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
