Celebrating Independence Day in the UK
Happy 4th of July!
Independence Day is being celebrated on the America Ground in Hastings, East Sussex coast, on Sunday 4 July. In 1820, a group of citizens on the foreshore declared themselves independent and America’s 24th State, raising the American flag.
On this 4 July, the Stars and Stripes will be raised and there will [...]
Duke Ellington’s America – Events in the UK
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington’s America, a book by Harvey G. Cohen, will be coming out from the University of Chicago Press, in mid-May in the US and mid-June in Europe.
While a couple dozen books have been written about Ellington in the last 60+ years, they have all focused on his music, and rightly so. But when [...]
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death
Mark Twain
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1884, which has been called “the Great American Novel”, and The Adventures of Tom [...]
Proclamation by the President for Thanksgiving Day 2009
23 November 2009
Proclamation by the President for Thanksgiving Day 2009
What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. This day’s roots are intertwined with those of our Nation, and its history traces the American [...]
Today is President Obama’s 100th Day in Office!
Today is the 100th Day anniversary of Barack Obama’s presidency. Visit America.gov’s blog first 100 Days and leave a comment about your thoughts on the new White House administration.
About first 100 Days
First 100 Days will follow President Obama’s initiatives and policy directions. We’ll look at new presidential orders, policies on the economy, alternative energy and [...]
Winning Slogans Selected For The 2009 Voting Slogan Contest
The Federal Voting Assistance Program is pleased to announce the winning slogans of its biennial Voting Slogan Contest. These slogans will be used to promote participation in the democratic process among citizens covered under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act — members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, their families, and all [...]
YouTube – NATO 60th Anniversary: 1949 Footage of the Original Signing Session of the North Atlantic Treaty
Original Signing Session of North Atlantic Treaty (1949) including speech from President Truma.
For this and other U.S. Embassy London YouTube videos, please visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/usembassylondon .
YouTube – Food for Thought: USDA Promoting American Food Overseas
A look at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s role in promoting American food and drink at the International Food & Drink Exhibition in London.
For this and other U.S. Embassy London YouTube videos, please visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/usembassylondon .
Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial – Obama and Lincoln: The Circle of History Grows Tighter
By Sandra Kaiser, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London.
History is not always linear; sometimes it runs in intersecting circles.
On February 12, President Obama visited Springfield, Illinois, to commemorate the 200th birthday of another skinny lawyer from Illinois who seemingly came out of nowhere to capture the American presidency. Abraham Lincoln, [...]
Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial – Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret) Reads the Gettysburg Address
Lincoln’s famous speech, the Gettysburg Address was delivered on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In his brief remarks, Lincoln noted that the Founding Fathers conceived of the United States as a place of liberty where “all men are created equal.” The lives of the men who [...]
