Who came up with the name "United States of America"?

An interesting bit of new evidence has recently surfaced that the name of the new nation, featured on the freshly-written Declaration of Independence from Britain, may not have been the brainchild of Thomas Jefferson. Who came up with the name? This article from the Christian Science Monitor may provide the answer.

Supreme Court weighs in on the Affordable Care Act

Today, the US Supreme Court upheld the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as "Obamacare".

There's plenty of information out there for you to digest. As I write this, it's consuming every second of CNN and C-Span.

So, as a practice to what I'll ask you to do at various times during the year, I'm asking you to post a response to this blog entry with your thoughts. Normally, these will be graded, but this time it will not be. But before you do anything, some historical perspective. Visit this link first. Then do your own research.

What do you think about the varied historical attempts to provide people with health care? Limit your response to a paragraph...and let's not get personal. This is history class, after all, not a chance to deride others.

~Gus

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U.S. presidential elections: according to the BBC

Are you curious about what our good friends across the pond are thinking about us and our elections?  The British Broadcasting Corporation has prepared a primer for its citizens about the U.S. political scene.
Click here.

Gordon Wood on the American Revolution

Noted American historian Gordon Wood comments on what made the American Revolution so special.  Chick our picture below to see the video (time--2:44)