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Juneteenth events to be held in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 7—Multiple Juneteenth celebrations are set to take place in Lenoir in the coming weeks to celebrate the end of chattel slavery in the United States. The first is a breakfast hosted by the ...
Mississippi Legends: Ethel Wright Mohamed
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoKnown as the “Grandma Moses of Stitchery,” Ethel Wright Mohamed one said there was “just a soothing music as the needle comes through the cloth.” Again, in black embroidered letters, another ...
Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCollaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines...
5 real aircraft that wouldn’t die
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe aptly named Flak-Bait, a B-26 Marauder, became the most battle-hardened bomber of World War II after it completed 200 missions and suffered 1,000...
Remember 'Cy in the Sky?' Ames couple looks to rehome Iowa State-themed hot air balloon
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“The copy of the first hot air balloon, the Montgolfier, is displayed in this way at the Smithsonian...
Muskogee STEAM Center borrows the universe from Tulsa Discovery Lab
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 7—Youngsters can explore the universe at a temporary exhibit at Muskogee STEAM Center. And a new director can help guide them. The STEAM Center — a hands-on museum that ...
William Anders, NASA Astronaut Who Captured Iconic 'Earthrise' Photograph, Dies at 90
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoWilliam A. Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who captured the iconic “Earthrise” photograph in December 1968, has died at the age of 90. The small, vintage plane he was piloting alone—a Beechcraft ...
Breaking Down The Stereotype: Why Do Black People Love Ginger Ale So Much?
Black America Web· 6 days agoPer the Smithsonian, inside The Slave Narratives, a vast archive obtained by the Works Progress...
UTC’s Morgan Smith Part Of International Team Awarded $1.5M To Identify Underwater Indigenous Sites...
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThe team also includes archaeologists from Texas A&M University, Florida State University, the...
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
KOIN News 6 Portland· 6 days agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window...
