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The surrendered sword that gave birth to America returns to Virginia
4+ week, 1+ day ago (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...
They were frightening days: September 11 and the first draft of history
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (409+ words) September 11, 2026 — 8:00pm Back in 2001, the Tuesday night ritual for those of us working in the Canberra Press Gallery was to settle back with a cup of tea and watch our favourite US political drama. The Senate wing of Australia’s parliament, which…...
Remembering 9/11: 'Students who were 18 or turning 18 wondered if they'd be going to war"
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (31+ words) Remembering 9/11: 'Students who were 18 or turning 18 wondered if they'd be going to war' Erie Times-News Educator remembers 9/11: Students wondered if they'd be going to war...
Vintage Photos: Portraits of NC workers (Video)
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (10+ words) Raleigh News & Observer...
How Labor Day became part of California history
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (18+ words) USA Today How Labor Day became part of California history...
Black workers built a garden they couldn’t visit. A new memorial honors them.
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (101+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Norfolk Botanical Garden opens a new $50 million conservatory and unveils a…...
This Week in History, 1945: The Flashlight Burglar targets Yvonne De Carlo's jewels
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (721+ words) The city was on edge in the summer of 1945 over what the press dubbed the Flashlight Burglar It was all crime all the time in the Sept. 4, 1945, edition of The Vancouver Sun. The rest of the world was celebrating the…...
Raymond J. de Souza: Hidden for more than 80 years in Canada, Habsburg jewels shine again
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (417+ words) Only two of Empress Zita's grandchildren knew of the priceless jewels — including the Florentine Diamond — that their grandmother had secreted in a Quebec bank vault QUEBEC CITY — Vast as the lands of the Habsburg empire were, they never included Canada....
The day that changed America and shaped the world we know today
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1711+ words) New York: When the Joint Terrorism Task Force led by the FBI gathered for an all-hands panel last week, it convened at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan, hallowed ground that was a smouldering wreckage 25 years ago. Part of…...
In 1866, a woman disguised herself as man to join US Army. A routine medical examination eventually exposed her secret
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (313+ words) In 1866, a woman disguised herself as man to join US Army. A routine medical examination eventually expose The Economic Times For nearly two years, soldiers serving alongside âWilliam Cathayâ had little reason to suspect there was anything unusual about…...