America's other origin story

Civics 101 by NHPR

Jul 3, 202630:30Government & Organizations

This episode is being recorded just a couple of days before the 4th of July, and as so many are calling it, America's 250th birthday. And we here at Civics 101 have spent a lot of this year trying to understand when and...

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