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Michael Green is a Professor of History in UNLV's Department of History and teaches courses on nineteenth-century America and on Nevada and Las Vegas. #WeAreAmerica250

Four million fewer tourists came here and eight billion dollars gone. We were the only major destination in the world moving in the wrong direction.

The U.S. just had its worst year for international tourism since the pandemic and it wasn’t even close. While the rest of the world broke records in 2025, America was the only country out of 184 to see a drop in foreign visitor spending.

Maine Governor Janet Mills is a former Attorney General, state legislator, and the first woman governor of Maine. Governor Mills recounts Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s stirring rejection of McCarthyism. #WeAreAmerica250

White Hollyhocks blooming in my flower garden Chandler Arizona 🌵🌴 #flowers Good morning, sunshine 🌞

A round up of this week's @250to250.bsky.social one-minute videos about U.S. History:

Alstroemeria between the 🌧️ #flowers #nature 💛🧡🩷

The tiniest butterfly in my flowers today. About 1/2 tall

Dr. Jelani Cobb is an author, journalist, and Dean of Columbia Journalism School. Cobb tells the story of John Peter Zenger, a newspaperman whose trial for printing critical statements about the royal governor of New York helped to define freedom of the press. #WeAreAmerica250

Former Montana Senator Jon Tester is a third-generation farmer and former school teacher who has served at the local, state, and federal levels of government. Tester explores the origins and influence of Yellowstone, America’s first national park. #WeAreAmerica250

Most people know the Brooklyn Bridge. Far fewer know the woman behind it. When her husband became too sick to oversee construction, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in and taught herself engineering to keep the project moving forward. Engineer. Pioneer. Bridge builder. #SheShed

28 May 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Louise Gliot, was born in Metz. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 August 1944 in a transport of 1,300 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 826 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Peonies from my garden… wishing you a peaceful day. 🩷 #PNW #Photography #BoomScrolling #Gardens

Cleve Jones is a human rights advocate, author, and lecturer who joined the gay liberation movement in 1972, co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1983, and founded the AIDS Memorial Quilt—one of the world’s largest community arts projects—in 1987. #WeAreAmerica250

Maura Healey is the 73rd Governor of Massachusetts, the state’s first woman and first openly LGBTQ person elected to the position. Governor Healy recounts the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the opening salvos of the Revolutionary War.

United States Representative Jamie Raskin is the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Here, Representative Raskin shares how Thomas Paine’s Common Sense defined the stakes of the American revolution. #WeAreAmerica250

#WeAreAmerica250 Please follow: [email protected] True stories of US history that celebrates all Americans

Sylvia Salazar is a Colombian-born engineer turned political content creator and activist. She is the founder of Tono Latino. Here, Salazar details the life of pioneering Latino journalist Rubén Salazar, who sought the growth of the Chicano movement in the 1960s. #WeAreAmerica250

Dr. Jason Herbert is a historian, public scholar, and outdoorsman from Kentucky. Herbert tells us about the Acadians, French settlers expelled from British Canada, who helped to create today’s Cajun culture. #WeAreAmerica250

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut tells us about Charter Oak, a lasting symbol of independence and American ingenuity at keeping it. #WeAreAmerica250

Ariana DeBose is a dancer, singer, and Academy Award-winning actress. DeBose tells us about the inspiring and pioneering life of Puerto Rican singer, actress, dancer, and activist Rita Moreno. #WeAreAmerica250

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Good morning, friends! Hope your Memorial Day was awesome and you took time to honor those who gave their all for our freedom⭐️ Have a great day! Hold on to your joy💕

Pete Buttigieg is a former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a veteran, and the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg tells us about the Erie Canal, the engineering marvel that opened up the interior of the United States. #WeAreAmerica250

Freak Show Embroidered vinyl 4x4 inches, coin purse Available in my Etsy shop WildwoodTreasureCo www.wildwoodtreasureco.etsy.com Go check it out #handcrafted #etsyseller

Introducing 250 to 250: A series of one-minute stories of the many people, places, and events that have built our country and remind us of the power of each person to make history. #WeAreAmerica250

I’m honored that @hcrichardson.bsky.social asked me to play a small role in this project. On Memorial Day, it’s important to examine what has made America great all along & what service members have died to protect: democracy, equality before the law, the humility to admit past injustices & improve.

Same shit, different day

Who else has ZERO interest in celebrating our country's 250th birthday with this current Felon's corrupt regime in office and destroying everything they touch!

Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Andra Day.

David Byrne (Talking Heads) - "Burning Down The House" - live with Stephen Colbert

Ashley St. Clair, one of Elon’s baby mamas, believes Elon allegedly meddled with the 2024 election results. She comes across as highly persuasive. It seems like enough of a red flag that Congress should bring Elon in for questioning.

Trump’s settlement with DOJ is even worse than we knew. A secret add-on to the agreement was revealed today. It is an unconscionable betrayal of the American people by the president and Acting Attorney General. youtube.com/shorts/_nz15...

I just finished reading The Coffee Bean #BookSky 📚💙🦋 A quick-read, motivational book A simple lesson to create positive change

The $1.776B “anti-weaponization fund” announced today is a theft of our tax dollars and a fraud on the American people. Congress needs to step up and block this settlement before Trump helps himself to the rest of our tax dollars. Please share and help sound the alarm. youtube.com/shorts/4bnF4...

Lovebirds on the birdbath at my neighbor's house yesterday. They are wild peach face lovebirds Chandler Arizona 🌵🦜

Pink bells and petals dance free in the breeze, Untamed by fences, untouched by decrees. Each unique blossom breaks out of the mold, A wild individual, fearless and bold. #bluesky #love

Times may be tough, But so are you 💙🦋🌊

Serious question: At what point does it stop being about one man defying the rule of law -- And start being about everyone enabling him to undermine the Constitution?

Cactus blooms 🌵🪷 Arizona

Don't let the hard days win

Wisdom from President Obama about the current ongoing corruption in the White House

Happy Mother's Day ♥️

Sending everyone a whiff of this magic this morning - #gardening

Happy #macromonday 🩷💛🩷

This is the beautiful Agami Heron of Costa Rica

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