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After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
A massive hobby and toy party is happening in South Jersey this weekend
Philly.com· 2 days agoStocked among classic pastimes like model railroad sets and remote-controlled cars at AAA Hobbies...
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, says Nadine Pinede, who...
How the US revoked land grants to Black Americans
Mother Jones· 5 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land...
‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Star David Oyelowo on the Character’s Branding: It Represents the...
Variety via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDavid Oyelowo plays the title character in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” the true story of a man who...
"Make cool s***!" Oni Press president Hunter Gorinson on Biker Mice from Mars, SpectreVision, and...
GamesRadar+ via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt's a supernatural horror romance with a queer twist that's come to print for the first time at...
A Stash of Buried Treasure in China's Terracotta Army May Confirm an Incredible Legend
Popular Mechanics· 2 days agoWhen government authorities continued to excavate the well, they found the soldier was just one in a...
New Mexico singer-songwriter Syd Masters wins WWA Spur Award
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 17—Veteran singer-songwriter Syd Masters had known for years that the Western Writers of America presented a Spur Award for Best Western Song. He just never got around to entering his songs ...
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
York News-Times· 6 days agoThe U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and...
Read about the prominent Jewish leaders with strong ties to Oak Ridge, Knoxville
The Oak Ridger· 4 days agoCarolyn Krause completes the two-part series on Jewish businessmen and scientific leaders who have...
