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Adkins Historic & Museum Complex Mardela Springs, Maryland
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Eight historic buildings, including a farmhouse, comprise the Adkins Museum Complex The... |
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Allegany Museum Cumberland, Maryland
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This museum will serve Allegany County as an addition to the Canal Place Heritage Tourism... |
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Annapolis Maritime Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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Located in the old McNasby's Oyster Company building, this museum preserves the maritime... |
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B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum holds the oldest, most diverse American railroad collection in the world.The... |
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B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station Ellicott City, Maryland
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The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in historic... |
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Baltimore Museum Of Art Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum features an eclectic mix of artwork from different cultures, ranging from... |
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Baltimore Museum Of Industry Baltimore, Maryland
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Founded in 1977 and located now in the historic Platt Oyster Cannery building, this... |
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Banneker Douglass Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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The Banneker-Douglass Museum is named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, and... |
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Belair Mansion Bowie, Maryland
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This restored plantation home of Samuel Ogle now displays the history of its residents... |
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Boonsborough Museum Of History Boonsboro, Maryland
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The Boonsborough Museum of History houses a varied collection of historical objects... |
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Brunswick Railroad Museum Brunswick, Maryland
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The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and... |
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Calvert Marine Museum Solomons, Maryland
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Established in 1970 and moved to its current location in 1975, the Calvert Marine Museum... |
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Captain Salem Avery Museum Shady Side, Maryland
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The heritage of the western shore area of the Chesapeake Bay is collected and preserved... |
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
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Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus... |
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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,... |
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Darnall's Chance House Museum Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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This museum located in a house built for James Wardrop in the early 1740s in the Georgian... |
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Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum Of Dentistry Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum explores the history of dentistry in the United States and includes many... |
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Edgar Allan Poe House And Museum West Baltimore, Maryland
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The primary item on display is the house itself, the place in which Poe penned his... |
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Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture Salisbury, Maryland
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The Center is open to all scholars, historians and genealogists of all skill levels with... |
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Ellicott City Colored School Ellicott City, Maryland
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This schoolhouse was built in 1880 and was the first public school for African American... |
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Frostburg Museum Frostburg, Maryland
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Housed in the Hill Street School, built in 1899, the Frostburg Museum displays the local... |
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Gaithersburg Community Museum Gaithersburg, Maryland
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The museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors'... |
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Garrett County Historical Society Museum Oakland, Maryland
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To help retain the story of Maryland's westernmost county, this museum was established by... |
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Greenbelt Museum Greenbelt, Maryland
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This museum includes 2 sites as well as guided tours of the town. The sites are a... |
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Havre De Grace Maritime Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Havre de Grace Maryland Maritime Musuem offers adult boat building classes, teen boat... |
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Hays House Bel Air, Maryland
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The Hays House, as it is now preserved, is a frame home appearing as it would have during... |
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Heritage Centre Salisbury, Maryland
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The Heritage Center in Pemberton Historical Park serves as a museum of the history of... |
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Historic Village And Deale Area Museum Tracys Landing, Maryland
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This site commemorates the first town established on Herring Bay. Find out about... |
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Historical Electronics Museum Linthicum, Maryland
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This museum showcases significant artifacts and literature throughout the history of the... |
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Historical Society Of Cecil County Elkton, Maryland
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The Historical Society of Cecil County offers to visitors a research library, gallery... |
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Historical Society Of Frederick County Frederick, Maryland
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Located in the "Crossroads of American History," the Museum of Frederick County... |
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Howard County Center Of African American Culture Columbia, Maryland
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The museum, children's library, and research library of this center preserve the history... |
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Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum St. Leonard, Maryland
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Seventy archaelogical sites have discovered 9,000 years of human habitation of this area... |
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Jewish Museum Of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
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The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore runs this museum about the Jewish... |
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Julia A. Purnell Museum Snow Hill, Maryland
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The Purnell Museum showcases local history, as well as the artwork of Julia A. Purnell.... |
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Lacrosse Museum & National Hall Of Fame Baltimore, Maryland
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The Lacrosse Museum describes the origins of the sport and displays its greatest athletes... |
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Laurel Historical Society And Museum Laurel, Maryland
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The Laurel Historical Society and its museum look at a broad range of local history, from... |
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Lovely Lane Museum & Archives Baltimore, Maryland
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Lovely Lane United Methodist Church houses a museum to the history of this denomination... |
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Maryland Historical Society Baltimore, Maryland
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The Maryland Historical Society houses the most significant collection of Maryland... |
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Maryland Military Historical Society Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum emphasizes the past and present of Maryland military history, including the... |
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Mount Calvert Historical And Archaeological Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Mount Calvert's rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years... |
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Mount Clare House Museum Baltimore, Maryland
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Mount Clare was the center of Georgia Plantation, a self-sufficient plantation with a... |
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Museum Of Eastern Shore Life Centreville, Maryland
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Building on the dreams of a group from the local farming community, including farmer, sea... |
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National Capital Trolley Museum Colesville, Maryland
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Visitors can enjoy rides on original trolley cars while visiting the Capital Trolley... |
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National Museum Of Civil War Medicine Frederick, Maryland
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The museum tells the history of medical innovations during the Civil War. The National... |
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Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum Ocean City, Maryland
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Originally named the Ocean City Life-Saving Station, the Life-Saving Service and later... |
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Oxford Museum Oxford, Maryland
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The Oxford Museum holds a collection of artifacts that displays 325 years of the city's... |
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Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Lexington Park, Maryland
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The museum has an extensive collection of outdoor display aircraft, including an F-14A... |
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Patuxent Rural Museums Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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There are many places to choose from when visiting this site. Demonstrations, guided... |
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Queen Anne's County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland
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Wright's Chance, c. 1744 (410) 604-2100 119 South Commerce Street Centreville, MD 21617... | |
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Radio And Television Museum Bowie, Maryland
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Located in the historic Harmel House, the Radio and Television Museum offers exhibits of... |
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum Of African American History Baltimore, Maryland
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The Resource Center of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum serves as a repository of books,... |
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Richardson Maritime Museum Cambridge, Maryland
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The museum includes collections of models of various boats, boatbuilders' tools, and... |
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Rural Heritage Museum Boonsboro, Maryland
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The Washington County Rural Heritage Museum is part of the Washington County Park System... |
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Salisbury University Archives Salisbury, Maryland
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Salisbury University Archives preserves, maintains and provides access to the records of... |
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Sandy Spring Museum Sandy Spring, Maryland
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The Sandy Spring Museum's extensive artifact and document collection illuminates the rich... |
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St. Clement's Island Potomac River Museum Colton's Point, Maryland
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This museum overlooks and focuses on the history of St. Clement's Island, Maryland's... |
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St. Mary's County Historical Society Leonardtown, Maryland
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The St. Mary's County Historical Society features two museums: one in Tudor Hall and the... |
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St. Michaels Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
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This local history museum highlights a crucial War of 1812 battle as well as the life... |
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Star Spangled Banner Flag House Baltimore, Maryland
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Mary and her daughter Caroline moved into the house in 1806, along with Mary’s... |
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Stonestreet Museum Of 19th Century Medicine Rockville, Maryland
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The Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine offers an insider's look into the... |
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Surratt House Museum Clinton, Maryland
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Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic Surratt House also served as a... |
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Susquehanna Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Susquehanna Museum is housed in the 1840's Lock Tender's house at the... |
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Talbot County Museum & Gardens Easton, Maryland
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The Historical Society of Talbot County promotes the heritage of the area in its museum... |
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Tilghman's Watermen's Museum Tilghman, Maryland
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The Tilghman's Watermen's Museum, located in an old barber shop, commemorates the... |
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U.S. Naval Academy Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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The U.S. Naval Academy's campus features this museum, which chronicles American naval... |
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Upper Bay Museum North East, Maryland
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The Upper Bay Museum in historic North East, Md., houses displays of hunting, boating and... |
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USS Constellation Museum Baltimore, Maryland
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The last all sail ship built by the U.S. Navy, and the last Civil War-era vessel still... |
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Village At Barren Creek Springs Mardela Springs, Maryland
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The Westside Historical Society preserves the history of the Mardela Springs area through... |
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Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art Salisbury, Maryland
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Through educational programs, exhibits and events the Ward Museum builds upon the legacy... |
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Westernport Heritage Society Museum Westernport, Maryland
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The museum in Westernport recounts the community's industrial history and showcases a... |
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Woodlawn Manor Museum Sandy Spring, Maryland
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The Woodlawn Manor sits on several acres of land that include a unique stone barn and... |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland
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Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. Records... |
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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.
