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135-year-old mystery solved? We may finally know Asbury Park's East Coast surfing pioneer
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSEA GIRT, NJ - Is Emma Spreckels the mysterious Sandwich Island girl, the "Gay Queen of the Waves,"...
Today in History: January 18, Captain Cook reaches Hawaii
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoToday in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2024. There are 348 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 18, 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached ...
On This Day, Jan. 20: Barack Obama sworn in as president
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBarack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States during his inauguration ceremony...
Navy could make climate change courses compulsory
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn December 2023, HMS Protector was deployed with scientists from Portsmouth University on board to conduct a penguin count on the South Sandwich Islands...
'Most famous Fond du Lac woman you've never heard of' focus of upcoming reenactment luncheon
FDL Reporter | The Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFOND DU LAC — Mark Twain once called Lisle Lester the worst writer in the world, and while many may...
This $8 Cape Cod hike at Mass Audubon has five miles of trails and million-dollar views
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSOUTH WELLFLEET — I was slicing into the first cantaloupe I had ever grown, when I noticed a small...
Elleda Wilson: Mapping history
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 23—Both map and history lovers will appreciate the Oregon Historical Society Map Collection at bit.ly/OHS-maps, which has over 25,000 maps focusing on exploring the West and the Oregon ...
Opinion/Brown: Living on a political fault line – and waiting for the rumble to come
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe live amid forces so large, that we are barely aware of them, but I’m trying. Being a local...
Fishing feud at end of the world split US and UK over Russia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's one of the world's highest-fetching wild-caught fish, sold for $32 a pound at Whole Foods and...
Ranked and rated: The final pieces of the British Empire
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThere was a time when, to use the old adage, the sun did not set on the British Empire. It certainly...
