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Travel in the early footsteps of Mark Twain in Virginia City, Nevada
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1841, Horace Greeley founded the New York Tribune. The publisher was a man of strong will and...
Letter to the editor: Thomas West will lead Canton in the right direction
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Go West, young man," is a phrase attributed to Horace Greely, who favored westward expansion....
York in American History: The Confederate naval raid on Maine
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNote: This article illustrates just how fearful the citizenry of York had become in the summer of...
Jacksonville Symphony to celebrate a century of 'Rhapsody in Blue' at January shows
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWe begin the new year with a program celebrating the 100th birthday of George Gershwin’s...
A Grand First Draft
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAmerican composer George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) works on a score at the piano in his 72nd Street apartment, New York, New York, 1934. (Photo by...
Today in History: August 20, Civil War formally declared over
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2023. There are 133 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared ...
'Elmira's forgotten governor': Remembering Lucius Robinson, who served from 1877-1880
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLucius Robinson has been called “Elmira’s Forgotten Governor.” He served from Jan. 1, 1877 to Jan....
If Mike Pence Appears Before the Jan. 6 Committee, It Wouldn’t Be Unprecedented
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th...
This Colorado city was planned as a utopia
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDENVER (KDVR) — Greeley is known in 2024 as a largely agricultural town, but did you know that it was meant to be an agricultural utopia? The town was...
101 years before Rosa Parks, this woman integrated New York City's public transit
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Elizabeth Jennings was thrown off a streetcar for being Black, she took legal action, paving...
