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Sundays at 3: 00 - Historian Phyllis Smith to Present Clarksville's Two Colored Troop Regiments at Customs House Museum - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (452+ words) Clarksville, TN " History comes to life this Independence Day weekend as the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center invites the community to a fascinating presentation exploring an important chapter of Clarksville's past. As part of the museum's popular Sundays at 3: 00 series,…...
This day in history: Quick-thinking Vermonters spurred victory at Gettysburg & Santiago Bay
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (481+ words) Vermont Daily Chronicle Business & Service Directory Alabaster Home Repair " William Moore, Johnson VT, 888-3930 Advertise Your Business or Service for as little as $10/month. Contact news@vermontdailychronicle. com. This day in history: Quick-thinking Vermonters spurred victory at Gettysburg & Santiago Bay Two…...
Antiochiana archivist to talk 'Antioch and the Civil War"
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (126+ words) Antiochiana Archivist Scott Sanders presents a monthly series of one-hour talks exploring the history of Antioch College on the second Wednesday of each month, 12: 301: 30 p. m. , in the Olive Kettering Library. The next talk is July 8 and titled "Antioch and the Civil…...
New permanent exhibition explores the complete Civil War era
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (671+ words) Atlanta History Center will open More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era on July 10, unveiling the first phase of its most ambitious exhibition to date. Opening during the institution's centennial year, the expansive new exhibition reimagines how this defining…...
Firearms have reflected technological leaps of a nation turning 250 years old
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (1747+ words) Don Pixley, right, shows off his Colt revolver to Tom Genthon recently at the Edgecombe County Veterans Museum. Don Pixley, left, and Tom Genthon check out a 1903 Springfield rifle at the Edgecombe County Veterans Museum in Tarboro. The Springfield 1903 was…...
Why Frederick Douglass's 1893 Warning Shakes America's 250th Celebration
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What to the Slave Is the 4th of July? : Frederick Douglass Speech Read by James Earl Jones
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (184+ words) AMY GOODMAN: Today, in this special broadcast, we begin with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5th, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Frederick Douglass gave one of his…...
Texas historian reacts to Chron's most influential Texans list
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (370+ words) University of Houston history professor Ra'l Ramos explains what Chron's 250 Influential Texas rankings reveal. History is always watching the choices we make. One of the challenges of studying Texas history is recognizing that every generation decides who gets remembered'and who…...
Before July 4, think about the first Thanksgiving. The one in Texas. | Editorial
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (1135+ words) Joshua Kelly, Itzel Dominguez and Ramesses drove from El Paso to watch the reenactment of outlaw Billy the Kid breaking into'the old county jail. San Elizario claims a special, little-known spot in United States history. It's the site where, in…...
Crossings that turned the tide
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (251+ words) China Daily Crossings that turned the tide Film revisits a legendary campaign that reshaped the Long March and secured the Red Army's survival, Xu Fan reports. More than 30, 000 against 400, 000. The two numbers capture the stark imbalance between the Communist Party…...