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We're not alone: A look at other places named Portsmouth around the world
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPortsmouth is a beautiful coastal city with a rich history and longstanding ties to the Navy and the...
How The Colony is reinventing itself with a new hotel building and a year-round market
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Colony, a historic hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine, is expanding its north campus with a new...
Historically Speaking: Exeter under foreign rule
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere is a period in Exeter’s history that we do not like to talk about. We were once part of Massachusetts. The English began arriving in M’squamscook...
A brief history of the American Revolution
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEngraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth. | Wikimedia Commons Just under a decade before skirmishes in Concord and Lexington would set off...
We must remember that White House history is Black history. This is some of that story.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” First lady Michelle Obama’s 2016...
Kittery, Maine 375th: Native son William Whipple grew up to be a founding father
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article is part of a monthly series celebrating Kittery’s history, as Maine’s oldest town...
On This Day, Jan. 2: Georgia is 4th of original 13 colonies to ratify Constitution
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do...
Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Tuesday, Fourth of July, marking the...
The state flag for all 50 states: See the state flags (plus D.C.) and the meaning behind each.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile most Americans are familiar with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag, others may not know...
On This Day, July 24: Apollo 11 astronauts splash down
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil...
