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On this day in history, June 16, 1884, first American roller coaster opens at Coney Island
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe first roller coaster ride in America opened at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York, on this day...
One-room schoolhouse in Champlin added to list of historic landmarks
Tribune via AOL· 7 days agoOne of Hennepin County's last one-room schoolhouses still standing on its original site has made it onto the National Register of Historic Places. Members of the Champlin Historical ...
What's NXT: The art of tattoos, Clue, new plays, The Reagan Years and … Miss Maryland!
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoPhoto journey led by local historian Reuben Moss, president and curator of the Hagerstown &...
A Royal Visit to the City That Was Once Called New Amsterdam
New York Times· 4 days agoAmong other stops in New York, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will tour...
Lifelines: Remembering a giant in arts named Betty Pearl
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 15 hours agoKnowing Betty Pearl Beeby was like an artistic rollercoaster ride through a brilliant landscape....
The fascinating backstory of the ‘boundary-pushing’ Dutch royal couple visiting NY this week
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 3 days agoKing Willem-Alexander, 57, is known as a laid-back former beer-loving Romeo who flies planes while...
Meet the American who stitched the Stars & Stripes, Betsy Ross, reputed wartime seductress
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBetsy Ross is credited with creating the first Stars & Stripes American flag. Her real contributions...
‘I Remember’ Oral History Series Begins on June 16
The Post-Journal· 2 days agoThe series features local residents and area natives who were interviewed during the summer of 2022 to share memories on a variety of historical topics from the Jamestown ...
Long in the Shadows, the Latimer House Museum Gets a Glow-Up
New York Times· 4 days agoThe Queens home of the Black inventor who contributed to the invention of the lightbulb gets an...
What to Consider Before Buying a Foreclosed Home
Bob Vila via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoAn ASHI member, Barnett says controlling a mold problem can cost anywhere from a couple of hundred dollars to $20,000-$30,000 or more to repair and...