LNGenZ News for Kids: 21 – History

Labor Day is a time each year when Americans celebrate hard workers and their contributions to the nation’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. But labor looked a lot different when this nation first began than it does today, and none of… Read More

George Washington’s Constitutionalism, by Professor William B. Allen. In this video, renowned scholar W. B. Allen, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University, discusses the many facets of George Washington’s Constitutionalism. Professor Allen highlights how the American Revolution… Read More

The US recently celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, recognizing two and a half centuries since the Founding Fathers formally broke ties with Great Britain and King George III. But long before the United States was even… Read More

Founders, Famous and Forgotten, by Professor Daniel Dreisbach of the American University helps us to remember why we celebrate some members of the Founding generation and forget others. Americans have a “founding moment” we can point to, and have celebrated… Read More

From writing the Declaration of Independence to guiding the Continental Army to victory, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams – three of America’s Founding Fathers – played critical roles in the fight for American independence. On April 19, 1775,… Read More

On July 2, 1776, delegates of the Second Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they voted in favor of a resolution declaring independence from Great Britain and its monarch, King George III. The vote was unanimous, although New York… Read More

While the Fourth of July celebrations are always traditional, this holiday is a special birthday. In 2026, America will celebrate 250 years of freedom for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What a fantastic milestone! To understand the value… Read More

Learn more about the American Revolution, the Tea Act, and the Constitution as told by Professor Jack Rakove.

A funny name with a serious history: It comes from combining “June” and “nineteenth,” and it marks an important event in American history as the last enslaved people in the United States finally learned that they were free. In 2021,… Read More

This June 14 will be the 106th celebration of the United States flag. For more than a century, Americans have been honoring the nation’s symbol of freedom. But it wasn’t always the flag we know today. During the American Revolution,… Read More

There was a time when kids as young as eight or nine served this country in the battle. Some officially and with actual rank while others were tag-alongs. They participated in wars and skirmishes and lived lives that in today’s… Read More