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On This Day, Jan. 18: William of Prussia becomes 1st German emperor
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn January 18, 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor. File Photo courtesy...
On This Day, Nov. 15: Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for record $450M
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn November 15, 2017, Leonardo's da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" sold for a world-record $450 million in...
James Pfister: From the Palestine mandate to the Truman decision
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe land occupied by Israel today has been a crossroads in history over the millennia. Evidence of...
A brief history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between...
Bridges history column: As diplomat, advisor, 'Col. House' pushed for peace amid politics
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEdward House was a Texan determined to move the world when the world refused to be moved. He was a...
On This Day, Jan. 10: U.S. establishes 1st diplomatic ties to Vatican in 116 years
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPope John Paul II speaks at a press conference with President Ronald Reagan in Anchorage, Alaska, on...
Eugene Gerhart: Attorney's journey from WWII history to Broome County success
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI worked for many years in the Information Services/Reference department of the Binghamton Public...
On This Day, Oct. 3: Battle of Mogadishu begins
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA U.S. Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter flies over a Mogadishu residential area on a patrol mission to look for signs of hostilities on December 1, 1992....
On This Day, Oct. 5: Truman delivers 1st televised address from White House
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoU.S. President Harry S. Truman, pictured in 1949, delivered the first televised White House address...
If Mike Pence Appears Before the Jan. 6 Committee, It Wouldn’t Be Unprecedented
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th...
