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More than eight million people participated in last weekend’s No Kings protests that took place in all 50 states and at 3,000 locations across the country, making it the largest single-day protest in American history.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Such a shift is vital at this moment in history, when so much of modern life is designed to ask almost nothing of us.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

This chemical makeup indicates it formed very early in cosmic history, making it one of the oldest stars ever observed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“If history is a guide, this is precisely the time you want to be selling memory-exposed names,” Krinsky said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It was the bloodiest one-day battle in US history.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock