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Anna's Thinking Cap: The Battle of Waterloo and its historical and literary aftermath
The Iowa City Press-Citizen· 3 days agoIt is common knowledge that at “Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.” On the wet and soggy Sunday...
Waterloo and Cedar Falls speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of May. 3, 2024
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 3 days agoOur weekly round-up of letters published in the Courier.
Waterloo man sentenced to probation for allegedly confronting children with gun
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 6 days agoPolice said he displayed a gun when confronting two 12- and 13-year-old children.
Day one at the Battle of Shiloh: A Yankee Nightmare
St. Joseph News-Press· 3 days agoOn April 6 and 7, 1862, two armies fought on the banks of the Tennessee River in a bloodbath that saw as many casualties as the Battle of
What’s Cinco de Mayo really about, anyway?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoFor many people Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse to party, drink a lot of beer and/or Margaritas, and binge on Mexican food. Some may be vaguely aware it...
Were bones of 1800s battlefield dead dug up for fertilizer and sugar? | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 3 days agoThrough swirling smoke from cannon and musket fire, Marshal Michel Ney squinted at the center of the...
Windsor Castle: Inside the 1,000-Year-Old History of the Royal Residence
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut one of the most fawne
Murder trial begins for man accused of setting fatal 2022 Waterloo fire
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 4 days agoJohn Walter Spooner, 61, was convicted of arson during a November 2022 trial for the blaze at 309 E....
For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
KLAS Las Vegas· 3 days agoFrom its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by...
Iowa City West’s Kaleab Wendy wants another shot at a soccer state title
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoThe Trojans fell just short in a close 3-2 battle to Johnston in Des Moines. The losing feeling was...
