William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, ...
“Does anybody care?” John Adams inquires of an empty congress chamber at the climax of 1776, but he may as well ask the same of a modern, post-Hamilton audience settling for the second best founding ...
By David W. Stowe, Michigan State University As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual ...