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There are 11 cemeteries within the town of Keene. All but two, Norton and Norton Brook, have long been retired, and eight are in various stages of neglect and disrepair. Why not restore them?
Sequoyah, born around 1770 in what is now Tennessee, was a Cherokee blacksmith, soldier and visionary whose invention changed ...
William Horne had two ancestors who fought in the American Revolution, one of them wintered with George Washington’s Army at ...
The 250th anniversary of America, also known as the Semiquincentennial, will be celebrated on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. A yearlong series of ...
It is one of the most evocative works from the American Civil War: A sculpture of a Black man who had escaped from slavery ...
It is one of the most evocative works from the American Civil War: A sculpture of a Black man who had escaped from slavery helping an injured White Union soldier lost in hostile territory.
The remains of an Army private from Detroit who died as a World War II prisoner of war in the Philippines have been identified 83 years later — almost to the day — and are set to be reinterred ...
Fireworks remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.
4th of July: Why do we set off fireworks? American history lesson from July 4, 1776 Safety first on the Fourth: From the days of the American Revolution to the holiday booms.
When did Fourth of July become a federal holiday? Some Americans began celebrating the very same year, though the practice wouldn’t become widespread until the aftermath of the War of 1812.
Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate. Here's the history of tariffs in America.