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This week in history: Louisiana Purchase

by David Tollen | Mar 13, 2020 | The Recent Modern Age, Geography

This week in 1804, the Louisiana Territory transferred from French to U.S. sovereignty, with the change marked by a ceremony in St. Louis. The territory had actually changed hands before, from France to Spain and then, as late as 1800, back to France. France’s First...

The Founding Fathers and the Election of 2016

by David Tollen | Jul 19, 2016 | The Recent Modern Age, Author's Corner

The Republican Party has nominated a truly unusual candidate for President. More than any major party nominee in history, Donald Trump has spoken against the principles and policies of America’s Founding Fathers. He has opposed legal restraints on government...
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