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Their ancestors established Texas" first civilian government. How they"re preserving those memories.
50+ min ago (154+ words) KSAT Their ancestors established Texas" first civilian government. How they"re preserving those memories. Nearly 300 years ago, 16 families traveled thousands of miles from the Canary Islands to present-day San Antonio. Texas DPS holding DWI No Refusal Weekend during Poteet Strawberry…...
National Park Service reveals new exhibit for President's House Site
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (1060+ words) The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman's approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories…...
Roger Hagopian's Love of History Near and Far Has Led to Series of Documentaries
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (1061+ words) LEXINGTON, Mass. " Roger Hagopian is both interesting and interested. He has a deep-rooted love for the history of his home state as well as the reasons his Armenian ancestors fled Western Armenia for these shores. And he shows his love…...
First European "slave castle" is a site of trauma and transcendence | CBC Radio
20+ min ago (1080+ words) More than 400 years ago one race was subjected to one of the worst atrocities to ever happen on the earth. And we haven't fully recovered. This place is a place for healing. Regardless of where you come from, we have…...
Documentary "Founding Moorhead" premiering later this month
52+ min ago (98+ words) WDAY Radio Documentary "Founding Moorhead" premiering later this month MOORHEAD, Minn. " You can learn about the history of Moorhead with the premiere of the documentary "Founding Moorhead". It's scheduled for April 30 at 7: 00 PM at the new Moorhead library at The…...
The Millet System" and Ottoman multiculturalism
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (550+ words) The diverse population of the Ottoman Empire was governed through a structure known as the millet system. Rather than organizing peoplehood by ethnicity or language, the empire classified its subjects primarily according to religious community. Each recognized community, called a…...
NPS reveals exhibit reframing George Washington's role in slavery
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (137+ words) By Heather Richards | 04/09/2026 01: 27 PM EDT The original exhibit removed from a Philadelphia park explored the inherent conflict in the first president's ownership of enslaved servants. National Park Service employees in February reinstalled parts of a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia that…...
Mayflower hero was secretly sold into slavery, hidden files reveal
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (864+ words) The discovery was the kind most historians can only dream of. The sale of Amerindian slaves was unusual not just because such transactions were banned in Spain during that period but also because on closer inspection among their names is…...
St. Cloud genealogists explore 'tracing Slovenian roots"
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (179+ words) St. Cloud genealogists explore 'tracing Slovenian roots'St. Cloud Times St. Cloud genealogists explore 'tracing Slovenian roots' Thousands of Minnesotans have Slovenian roots but know very little about their heritage. The first immigrants from Slovenia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in…...
FOCUS: Portraying history
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (53+ words) irontontribune. com Published 12: 00 am Thursday, April 9, 2026 Burlington Elementary School held its 10th annual Living Wax Museum last week. Carrying the cross (WITH GALLERY) A decade on display (WITH GALLERY) Springing into the season (WITH GALLERY) How closely are you following the…...