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Andrew Delaplaine, a ‘walking cocktail party’ in South Beach’s wild club scene, dies at 73
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAndrew Delaplaine — store salesman, South Beach nightclub owner, publisher, mayoral candidate and...
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMichael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial...
Today in History: July 28, The First World War begins
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, July 28, the 209th day of 2023. There are 156 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 28, 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared ...
Tracing Your Roots? Visit These 15 Destinations in the African Diaspora
Parents via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you're able to visit the places where your ancestors lived, history comes alive. Here's where...
10 things you need to know today: December 18, 2023
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIsrael shows media Gaza tunnel. 1. Israel-Hamas cease-fire calls intensify Israel, which said Sunday its forces found Hamas' biggest Gaza tunnel yet,...
St. Augustine's Fort Mose and the ongoing efforts to resurrect its buried past
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. AUGUSTINE — Wander down the long wooden boardwalk at Fort Mose Historic State Park, and you'll...
What really started the American Civil War?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than 600,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. Keith Lance/Digital Vision Vectors via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children...
Freedom Towns: A Vast but Largely Forgotten Movement of Black Self-Rule
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPhoto: Eatonville, Florida; Stephen Vincent/Alamy If you sit on the bench outside Natural Beautiii...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 10 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...
Inside the 12 Greatest Unsolved Disappearances of All Time
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe 12 Greatest Unsolved DisappearancesPhoto illustration by Tom Messina using Getty Images This...