A rainy visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial connects a father’s Navy service with an examination of America’s objectives and the war’s wider Southeast Asian legacy.

David Brearley’s annotated printed draft of the Constitution preserves the crossed-out words and handwritten changes made during the final days of the Constitutional Convention. The document reveals that America’s new federal government was created through continuous debate, compromise and revision.

June 30, 2026 WASHINGTON — State exhibition halls at the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair offered visitors more than a temporary escape from the summer heat on June 30. Inside, participating states presented carefully assembled displays combining American history, tourism, regional culture, major industries and civic identity. The exhibits occupied long temporary buildings positioned around a broad lawn near the center of the fairgrounds. From outside, visitors could move between...