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How a Spanish land grant from the 1700s is affecting present-day Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe bloodshed of the American Revolution had just come to end. It was 1784, and with the signing of...
Dating back nearly 300 years, these are the oldest restaurants in Central Jersey
Home News Tribune | My Central Jersey via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs one of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey — and especially Central Jersey — has plenty of...
What was the first state? When each of the 50 states ratified the Constitution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoYou may know all the states in alphabetical order, but do you know them in order of statehood? The original 13 colonies entered the Union from 1787 to 1790, and the remaining 37 were continuously ...
Ever heard of the state of Franklin? More on the (almost) 14th state in the U.S.
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe short-lived state of Franklin in the southeast part of the country hoped Benjamin Franklin would...
The East Coast is navigating a 'Perilous Course' confronting climate change in real time
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter murky water from the Mamaroneck River gutted the sanctuary, the rotting pews in First Baptist...
What might the Founding Fathers say about chaplains in public schools? | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAh, springtime in America. Religion is abloom. For example, legislators in 14 states are pushing to...