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A traffic jam means ships are taking about 10 days to get through the Panama Canal — take a look at...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe revamped Panama Canal was opened in 2016.Joe Raedle/Getty Images A drought has caused a queue of...
‘River Without a Cause’ and ‘Into the Amazon’ Review: Cândido Rondon, Brazil’s Greatest Explorer
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF In December 1913, four years after leaving the White House, Theodore Roosevelt joined the...
David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on...
Why quiet Panama has erupted in deadly protests
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPANAMA CITY - On the surface, the protests that have shaken Panama the past two weeks are about a government contract that allows a Canadian company to...
The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSmith's Plantation Library of Congress/Digiital Public Library of America Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history...
Gary Brown: Late McCullough fosters love of history
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it is true that we learn from our past, our country has lost an able and accomplished teacher. Sunday Aug. 21, 2022 STANDING HEAD:Gary Brown Guest...
How the 78-mile Utica and Schenectady Railroad began: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1833, 190 years ago All aboard! Alfred Munson, Nicholas Devereux and Henry Seymour (Horatio's...
David McCullough, historian and presidential biographer, dies
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoDavid McCullough, a historian and author of several acclaimed presidential biographies, has died at...
Who are the Bushmasters? The history of the Arizona soldiers injured in drone strike
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe 158th Infantry Regiment Bushmasters were famous for their displays of bravery and valor in defending the United States in World War II. The group, which was started in Arizona, is a major ...
David McCullough death: Author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner dies aged 89
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough has died. He was 89. The American author, known for...
