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15 Cinco de Mayo facts you probably don't know
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCinco de Mayo is more than just an excuse to imbibe a margarita. Rather, “it’s a celebration of Mexican American culture,” Robyne Robinson, principal...
10 cultural artifacts the British Empire took from other nations, from the Benin Bronzes to the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBritish soldiers with objects looted from the Kingdom of Benin's royal palace during the military...
Word from the Smokies: 'Letters from the Smokies' book awarded for contribution to history
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe ledger of a Waynesville liquor retailer. A letter about harp singing and squirrel stew....
Breeden: A paper mill by any other name
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is the fifth and final article on papermaking in the Scioto Valley of Ross County, Ohio. In the previous four articles I have written about the...
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...
From 'Reckless Joe' to 'The Duke,' how much do you really know about Shively?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's Note: The below questions were published in a 1988 article. It is being republished as part...
Mexico's first female president breaks political glass ceiling
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoClaudia Sheinbaum will be Mexico's first female president [Reuters] From the moment former Mayor of...
History, ghost stories, on display at White Hall
Richmond Register, Ky. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 20—Spencer Mahon Tucked away in the countryside of Madison County just off exit 95, on Interstate 75, sits a piece of Madison County history. Originally built as Clermont in 1798 and completed ...
Palace revival
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 19—The modern world was in an embryonic state when European settlers began using the Palace of the Governors in 1610. The first British colony in North America, in what's now Virginia, ...
King Charles’ Coronation Shows Just How Out of Touch He Is
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesLONDON—Any lingering thoughts that...