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Congress in 1777 acted with urgency - America and their lives depended on it
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional columns about York County’s role in the American...
York’s piece of the rock: This stone helped support the original county courthouse
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoScores of frustrated motorists did not much concern a group of city officials and local historians...
York County in American Revolution: Three big anniversaries. Three chances to learn
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 9 months ago(Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns on York County’s role in the...
The Articles of Confederation crafters sentenced this first constitution to a short life
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIrish-born Thomas Burke died before his 40th birthday, but the North Carolinian lived long enough to wield sharp tools in constructing America’s foundation. In the spring of 1777, Burke was ...
York County nears 275: Here are 10 big moments from its past
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn this season of big anniversaries, the cake will soon bake for a not-to-be-overlooked birthday...
Big York County birthdays on horizon: ‘Doing something with the Articles of Confederation’
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(This is another in a series of occasional columns about York County’s role in the American Revolution, with two upcoming American foundational 250th anniversaries in 2026-27 in view.) When ...
York County welcomes a decade of anniversaries, historic preservation projects
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA moment of perfect timing lies ahead for York County in the mid-2020s. Let’s tell the story of this...
Is York America’s first capital? Try the 4th
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional columns about York County’s role in the American Revolution, with upcoming American foundational 250th anniversaries in 2026-28 in view.) In ...
The forever prisoners at Guantanamo need our attention | Napolitano
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political...
When was the Constitution written? Here's a history lesson on the creation of the Constitution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the...
