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Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and ...

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HAMPTON — The life of Dinah Small Burdoo, believed to be the last formerly enslaved person to live in Hampton, was honored on ...

The rapid growth of the rare earth metal trade and its ... intended to prevent the colonies from exporting finished steel with the iron act of 1750. They wanted the colonies' raw iron as supply for ...

In 2024, they made up about 14% of Canada’s active Armed Forces, even though they represent less than 1% of the country’s ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

The rapid growth of the rare earth metal trade and its ... intended to prevent the colonies from exporting finished steel with the iron act of 1750. They wanted the colonies’ raw iron as supply for ...

This odious book with endless distorted references to biology and race may be a century old, but while researching his documentary, John Kampfner discovered a popular revival of its core message today ...

It has become an almost predictable rhythm in many African political speeches, panel discussions, and media narratives that ...

The commander of the Continental Army was well aware that British loyalists who fled the unrest in the 13 colonies careening toward rebellion ... given their strategic role in protecting the British ...