U.S. Secretary of State Rubio personally unveiled the new 2028 U.S. passport, which features the bald eagle as its core design element and incorporates multiple moments in American history as well as dynamic anti-counterfeiting effects.
The Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting a new mural to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding and to pay tribute to six individuals who have made significant contributions to American history and culture. The mural was created in collaboration between the museum and Ground Ship Studio, with the artist artistically reinterpreting the portraits of six historical figures in the collection.
In 1917, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies (today the U.S. Virgin Islands) to the United States for $25 million in gold, showing that Denmark's sovereignty over distant overseas territories was not unchangeable.
The United States' open-door policy toward Chinese immigrants triggered a domestic backlash, ultimately leading to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a disgraceful page in American history.