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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the...
EconoTimes· 7 days agoThe human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet....
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 5 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in 1820, was one of the more than 200,000 names listed on the African American
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Kevin Costner poured his heart into ‘Horizon’ because it’s a movie he’s always wanted to see
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 7 days agoIf anyone knows the film’s running time down to the second, it would be Costner. Costner said he’s been trying to get the film made for decades and has no concerns that the length might be a turnoff to those with short attention spans.
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
WCMH Columbus· 6 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
WATE 6 Knoxville· 6 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Help us save and preserve Speer Cemetery; ‘First Dibs’ for longtime Jersey City residents | Letters
NJ.com· 5 days agoThe Historic Speer Cemetery, located at 145 Vroom St., was established as a burial ground in 1850...
‘People who look like me have helped defend this country': Juneteenth honor flight brings Black...
NBC Washington· 5 days agoVisiting the national monuments in Washington, D.C. is different for a veteran. It's especially...
Juneteenth celebration a success
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 18—The Rushville Diversity & Inclusion Council hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 525 E. Seventh Street. The theme for the four hour ...
William Henry THOMPSON
Olympics.com· 5 days agoBorn in the state of Georgia, Will Thompson was educated at the Georgia Military Institute and at the age of sixteen enlisted in the Confederate army for service in the American< ...
