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On Education, Mississippi Shows the Way
Mississippi leads the nation. That's not a typographical error. And it's not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for learning...
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News From Around the South, 5/5 to 5/12
TEXAS: 'Come and take it' | Texas lawmaker wants to enshrine the cannon as a Texas state symbol The resolution argues that cannons have been...
‘Founding Mothers’ Day’ recognizes SC women’s contributions to The American Revolution
For the inaugural event, historians recalled the siege of Fort Motte, assisted by Rebecca Brewton Motte FORT MOTTE — When Patriot officers told Rebecca Brewton Motte on May 12, 1781, they needed to set fire to her house — which British soldiers had turned into a supply depot — she gave them the arrows to do so, historian Peggy Pickett told about two dozen history buffs, neighbors and scholars...
Book Review: Rick Atkinson Makes the American Revolution Come Brilliantly Alive
THE FATE OF THE DAY: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780, by Rick Atkinson The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize...
Bronze Alamo Cannon Spared From Mysterious ‘Growing’ Substance
An 18th-century bronze cannon used in the Battle of the Alamo has been the subject of a preservation effort to remove an unusual substance that was...