Call to arms: Thousands of Revolutionary War stories are waiting to be told. A new project asks the public to help uncover them
The National Park Service and US National Archives and Records Administration are calling on Americans to help reveal the untold stories of the United States’ first veterans to commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. The Revolutionary War...
Economic Uncertainty Mounts as a Major Freight Carrier Heads to Bankruptcy
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Yellow Freight, one of the oldest trucking companies in America, located here in this Johnson County city, hit the end of the road Friday when both union and nonunion office workers at the facility were told they had been laid off. It was an...
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FLORIDA: Florida Activists Draw On Southern History in Fight Against New Anti-Immigration Law In Homestead, Ft. Myers, Orlando and Tallahassee, protesters held colorful, multilingual homemade posters and banners. They carried flags and megaphones. “Aquí estamos...
Has Liberty Died In Our Hearts?
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it.” — Judge Learned Hand (1872-1961) Late last week, a judge on the Foreign...
Coffee and the Civil War Soldier
Coffee, a staple before the Civil War in most households, became a luxury, and a beverage soldiers craved. It was what bolstered and also refueled them, increasing morale, providing comfort before a battle, and giving soldiers the fortitude to continue a march. One...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lowcountry Fossil Hunter is Sharing Ancient Finds in a Modern Way GOOSE CREEK — Waist-deep in a Charleston-area river, a pair of goggles atop his head and inflatable Read More