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Today in History: South Africa adopts constitution guaranteeing equal rights
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoIn 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. In 1846, the first major...
What is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's origins and why it's celebrated in the U.S.
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe reasons for its popularity in the U.S. are varied. The celebration of Cinco de Mayo began as a...
What’s Cinco de Mayo really about, anyway?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFor many people Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse to party, drink a lot of beer and/or Margaritas, and binge on Mexican food. Some may be vaguely aware it...
Great Explorers: John C. Fremont
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSkilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent murderer? General with the soul of a country on his mind? Or self-centered...
Stolen treasure is hidden somewhere in these famous Calif. rocks
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe jagged slabs of rock rising at a sharp diagonal angle in Agua Dulce, California, look...
This Week In History | Robesonian
The Robesonian· 18 hours ago“We Didn’t Come To Lumberton To Get Your Stamp of Approval” Mr. Stephens Asserted. Mr. Stephens Delivers a Hot, Blue-Flamed, Hair Raising Attack Against...
Looking Back: John P. Hale is elected to the U.S. Senate and nearly becomes a presidential nominee
New Hampshire Union Leader· 6 days agoDOVER’S JOHN P. HALE served New Hampshire as a Representative in the 28th Congress. By the time his...
Anti-cannabis sentiments are rooted in bigotry
Santa Maria Sun· 2 days agoIt has become evident that local NIMBY watch groups (arguing against land-use rights) need an education on the history of cannabis as a medicine in America and as a modern weapon of bigotry.
