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We the People: The nation's pursuit of equality was promoted -- and harmed -- by the Louisiana...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 7—Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today's question: What territory did the United ...
As It Were: Stagecoaches open 19th century Ohio to interstate commerce, travel | Ed Lentz
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a turbulent time. Between 1815 and 1865, America grew at a ferocious pace. President Thomas...
Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA drop of water lands on the back of a periodical cicada, a member of Brood X, on June 03, 2021 in Columbia, Maryland (CHIP SOMODEVILLA) They're loud....
The Cicadapocalypse is nigh. 7 cicada facts to know before it hits.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTwo broods of periodical cicadas are set to emerge from underground for the first time since 2007...
Wide swath of US will get buggy as two cicada broods intrude
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo sizable adjacent broods of periodical cicadas - the kind that spend a specific number of years...
Here's a look at how RI started celebrating the Fourth of July all the way back in 1777
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuly 4 is not really a military or veterans' holiday. But let’s not forget that our ability to...
4 Betrayals That Explain America
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery school child learns the story, even today. In September 1780, George Washington and his aide-de-camp, Alexander Hamilton, paid a hasty visit to Benedict Arnold, the hero of Fort Ticonderoga ...
Today in History: April 30, Vietnam War ends with fall of Saigon
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 121st day of 2024. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese ...
14 Ways To Experience French Culture In New Orleans
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom Joan of Arc celebrations to French language classes, Creole cuisine to French film festivals, New Orleanians are proud of their more than 300 years...
I Don't Know If I'm Just Easily Impressed, But These 23 Useless Disney Facts Genuinely Fascinated Me
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn the 1970s, someone brought a gun into Disneyland and shot the glass in the Haunted Mansion. The...