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At Age 50, National History Day Keeps Pushing Students to Seek Difficult Truths Through Research
US News & World Report· 4 days agoThis year’s theme of “Turning Points in History” asked students to explore ideas or events that sparked change. Contestants lined University of ...
Ranking the strongest tornadoes in the DMV
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 3 days agoThe National Weather Service confirmed 13 tornadoes touched down in the suburban D.C. area on June 5. There were nine in Maryland, three in West...
Robert I. ‘Ric’ Cottom Jr., historian, author and WYPR commentator, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRobert I. “Ric” Cottom Jr., an esteemed historian, author and publisher who entertained WYPR for more than two decades with his historical vignettes, died of coronary artery ...
Virginia announces schedules for several fall sports teams
The Daily Progress· 8 hours agoVirginia will face seven teams that advanced to the NCAA tournament a year ago, including four teams...
Washington County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1988
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo Sports· 5 days ago“During the summer months from 1958 to 1974, Bob assumed the responsibility of being the director of Wheaton Park Playground, at the ...
Gaza War: Tet Offensive Redux?
The National Interest· 6 days agoIn January 1968, during the Lunar New Year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a...
Former Alabama Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa Signs with CFL Team
Sports Illustrated· 7 days agoFormer Alabama quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL on...
Fed penalizes Evolve Bank for failing to manage fintech partnership risk
Reuters· 3 days agoThe Fed said in a statement that a 2023 examination of the Arkansas-based bank found insufficient...
Antonio R. Moreira, vice provost for academic affairs at UMBC, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAntonio R. Moreira, who had dual careers in big pharma and academia, died May 21 of pancreatic cancer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Silver Spring resident was 73. “Tony ...
Morgan Park receives historical road marker
WBAL-TV Baltimore· 5 days agoThe Morgan Park Community has a new roadside historical marker. In 1917, then-Morgan State College moved to its current location, but Jim Crow laws kept...
