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The 4th of July is the most significant national holiday in the United States that celebrates the Declaration of Independence, adopted in 1776.

NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson celebrated the Fourth of July from over 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. Fischer shared this photo on social media and said, “We sometimes have issues standing up straight, but we have no problems at all showing our American pride – Happy 4th!”

The School of Humanities at the University of Georgia presents Vasil Rukhadze’s book “Letters from America”.

Grigol Robakidze University is presenting the newly founded Institute for British and American Studies.

The event is being held next Saturday to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.

Presentation will be attended by President of Grigol Robakidze University, Professor Mamuka Tavkhelidze; Head of the Institute for American Studies at Tbilisi State University, Professor Vasil Kacharava; Head of Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Professor Khatuna Kacharava; Director of the British and American Studies Institute at Grigol Robakidze University, Associate Professor Maia Nadareishvili.

Doctor of History, Professor Mikheil Barnov from the Institute of American Studies at Tbilisi State University presents significant results of his research about the Apache.

The speaker lived among the locals on the Mescalero Apache Reservation (Otero Country, New Mexico) for a few months, researching their past and observing their present. He has documented unique information about Apache’s lifestyle, culture, and habits for the last 150 years.

Attendance is free of charge.

Topic: The Last Battle of Geronimo – Past and Present of the Apache

20th June 2018: British and American Studies Institute founded at Grigol Robakidze University.

The new Institute aims to carry out theoretical and empirical researches in British and American studies as well as establish a closer connection between those and Georgian Studies. Also, an international, peer-reviewed (refereed), academic journal, which addresses both applied and theoretical issues, will be published by the new Institute.