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What to America is John Brown?
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCapture of John Brown in the engine house The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images On December 2, 1859, the United States saw its first execution...
She was an education pioneer. At 108, Edith Renfrow Smith shares her life lessons.
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoAt 108, Edith Renfrow Smith can still recall memories from her childhood in Grinnell, Iowa, as if...
What happened to these Kansas counties and why do they no longer exist?
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTOPEKA (KSNT) – Some Kansas counties haven’t stood the test of time, so what happened to them? The...
This week in West Virginia history
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 15—CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at wvencyclopedia.org. Oct. 16, 1859: John ...
Harpers Ferry Raiders descendants at John Brown Day
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 19—LAKE PLACID — Capt. John Brown Raiders John Henry Kagi and Lewis Sheridan Leary were represented by their descendants at John Brown Day 2023, dedicated to the late Russell Banks in Lake ...
Reopened Antietam visitor center to show 'causes … consequences of the American Civil War'
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor the National Park Service team responsible for planning the updates to the recently reopened...
Patt Morrison: Confederate sentiment in Southern California ran deeper than you might know
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis week marks the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender near the end of the Civil War. Southern...
