保管先をめぐり数十年にわたって議論が続いた末、独立宣言書と憲法が1952年12月13日、議会図書館からワシントンの国立公文書館へ移された。この移管により長年の論争に終止符が打たれ、両文書は保護のために設計された新しい展示室に収められることとなった。
文書は厳重な警備のもと、国立公文書館の建物に到着した。装甲車による行列がコンスティテューション・アベニューを通過し、沿道には軍隊が整列した。国立公文書館館長のウェイン・グローバーが、高さ75フィートのドームの下にあるロタンダで、正式に文書の管理を引き継いだ。
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A coalition of conservation, science and history groups has sued the Trump administration in federal court in Boston, arguing that a government-wide review tied to President Donald Trump’s executive order on “restoring truth and sanity to American history” is leading the National Park Service to remove or change displays about slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history and climate science. In a separate case, LGBTQ+ advocates have challenged the removal of a rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York after new Interior Department guidance on non-agency flags.
The American Historical Association has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging a Justice Department opinion that deems the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The historians seek to prevent the destruction of White House documents. The case stems from a recent DOJ memo arguing the 1978 law violates separation of powers.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson met for the first time in Philadelphia in June 1775 amid rising tensions with Britain. Their initial interactions laid the groundwork for a partnership that would shape the American Revolution.
A ruling party-led constitutional amendment bill failed to pass a parliamentary vote on May 7 after the main opposition party boycotted the session, falling short of the required quorum.
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A second attempt by the ruling Democratic Party to pass a constitutional amendment bill collapsed on Friday after the opposition People Power Party again blocked proceedings in the National Assembly.
A new NCERT Class 8 social science textbook released on Monday states that Mahatma Gandhi and most Congress leaders opposed the 1947 Partition of India but accepted it as the only way forward. The old textbook described Partition as becoming more or less inevitable. The book covers the freedom movement from 1857 to 1947 with updated perspectives.