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April 4, 1818: Thirteen stripes only, Congress changes flag design
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWASHINGTON (WHTM) — It all started in 1777. On June 14 of that year, the Second Continental Congress...
The Oldest Building in Each State
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoJeffGoulden/iStockphoto The United States is a relatively young country, but it still has plenty of history to explore. And one of the best ways to trace...
The City Library is one of the world’s most popular, according to new rankings
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe City Library is among the most popular libraries worldwide in new rankings based on Google...
Recalling the three-pointer that saved thousands of fans from facing a tornado
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
6 things you didn't know about the Declaration of Independence
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Committee of Five presents the draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second...
It’s Ratification Day! Who, what, when, where and why?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(WHTM) — It’s 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia, a British army under the command of Major General Charles...
The genesis of Memorial Day in RI: Why we remember our fallen heroes
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMarion McQuillian was 8½½ years old in the spring of 1917. As the accompanying photo shows, she and...
From Bootleggers to Checkered Flags: The History of NASCAR
Cheapism via AOL· 4 months agoSarah Crabill/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images Start Your Engines NASCAR is the biggest name in stock...
Frigid temperatures, a lost wallet, a new toll bridge: Elmira headlines from January 1836
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoWhat was going on in our area in January 1836? I will tell you some of the news from the Elmira...
Kojo Quartey: Debt ceiling history, pros and cons
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI have written on the debt ceiling before, so this is not to explain it again, but to simply provide its history and the pros and cons of having it....