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Women's right to vote, WWII ends: News Journal archives, week of Aug. 13
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on...
Why quiet Panama has erupted in deadly protests
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPANAMA CITY - On the surface, the protests that have shaken Panama the past two weeks are about a government contract that allows a Canadian company to...
The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSmith's Plantation Library of Congress/Digiital Public Library of America Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history...
Gary Brown: Late McCullough fosters love of history
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it is true that we learn from our past, our country has lost an able and accomplished teacher. Sunday Aug. 21, 2022 STANDING HEAD:Gary Brown Guest...
The first time a president went to … (in photos)
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It was a shorter distance through US...
How the 78-mile Utica and Schenectady Railroad began: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1833, 190 years ago All aboard! Alfred Munson, Nicholas Devereux and Henry Seymour (Horatio's...
Who are the Bushmasters? The history of the Arizona soldiers injured in drone strike
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe 158th Infantry Regiment Bushmasters were famous for their displays of bravery and valor in defending the United States in World War II. The group, which was started in Arizona, is a major ...
Today in History: June 16, Donald Trump launches campaign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Friday, June 16, the 167th day of 2023. There are 198 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party ...
David McCullough, historian and presidential biographer, dies
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoDavid McCullough, a historian and author of several acclaimed presidential biographies, has died at...
