Estate map from 1729 on show after restoration
A 300-year-old map of a sprawling estate now in the care of the National Trust has gone on display after extensive conservation work. The hand-coloured parchment details Blickling, near Aylsham, ...
The way we were | Rare home movies capture family life in South Texas in the 1920s
The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has added the home movies of Antonio and Josefina Fuentes from Texas to ...
On this day in 1890: Cougar wanders into downtown Seattle, causes excitement
On September 20, 1890, downtown Seattle was thrown into chaos when a cougar wandered onto Pine Street between 4th and 5th ...
Mysterious Origins of Possibly America's Oldest Tombstone Are Revealed
The provenance of the 17th-century tombstone from the Jamestown, Virginia, colony, has been identified in a study.
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Sarah Lewis's New Book Shows How Photography Taught Americans to "See" Race
Lewis is the founder of Vision & Justice and the author of The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America.
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site - North Carolina
Those who enjoy learning about the rich cultural and historical heritage of the United States will definitely enjoy visiting ... 118 men, women, and children settled in Roanoke in 1587. By 1890, the ...
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Privatize Federal Lands
The US federal government is the nation's largest landlord and still owns 28 percent of the land in the US. The time has come ...
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The Founding of Modern States
The book opens with an analysis of three foundings that gave rise to democratic states in Britain, the United States, and France and concludes with an evaluation of three formations that birthed ...