Revolutionary War Battle Commemorated Over 2 Centuries After Cowpens Clash
GAFFNEY, S.C. — On Jan. 17, 1781, a late-stage Revolutionary War battle in the South Carolina backcountry ended in an American victory, hampering the British war effort in the South and helping set the stage for their surrender at Yorktown. This instrumental clash —...
Steven Rinella Brings Survivalist Skills to Trace America’s Greatest Mysteries
Steven Rinella is taking his skills as a survivalist, thrill-seeker and master storyteller to the History Channel for a new eight-part series that will take viewers on an outdoor adventure steeped in history while trying to solve some of America’s most enduring...
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VIRGINIA: Virginia Museum of History and Culture launches Revolution Revisited podcast Calling all history buffs! The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is launching a podcast that you don’t want to miss. “Explore the American Revolution in a whole new way with...
Minors and Pornography
Of course the state has a legitimate interest in preventing minors from accessing porn online that is intended for adults. Who could be against that? Certainly not the state of Texas, which overwhelmingly passed a law requiring porn sites to verify the age of users...
80 Years Later, Movie Tells Story of SC Woman’s Battalion During World War II
COLUMBIA — When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail to the soldiers meant to receive them. Under her leadership, a battalion of Black women nicknamed the Six Triple Eight (for the...Obiter Dicta
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VIRGINIA: New Library of Congress exhibit delves into Revolutionary War rivals with help from VCU’s Brooke Newman The history professor provides expertise for ‘Parallel Lives,’ an installation about two famous Read More