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American history from Indigenous societies and colonization to the present.
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Augusta historians chosen for national America 250 project
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (163+ words) Two Augusta history leaders have been selected to take part in Our American Story, a nationwide oral history initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Destination Augusta President and CEO Bennish Brown said the pair are strong representatives of…...
In 1914, Ford was hiring men faster than it could keep them, with annual labour turnover around 370 percent, so on January 5 it announced five dollars for an eight-hour day, more than double the previous basic rate. Ten thousand men were at the employment window the next morning, and crowds were eventually driven back with fire hoses.
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (121+ words) The version of this story most of us carry is a warm one. Henry Ford, the kind industrialist, decides his workers deserve a decent living, doubles their pay...
A Boston textile heir spent 43 years and nearly his entire family fortune buying up land on a Maine island to give away — the parcels became Acadia, the first national park east of the Mississippi, and he died with almost nothing but the view
3+ hour ago (362+ words) George Bucknam Dorr belonged to exactly the class of American that does not, as a rule, die broke. Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit Where they summered, from his fifteenth year, was Mount Desert Island, on the coast of Maine. The…...
'We remained resilient': A solemn promise to always remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 is fulfilled in Bakersfield
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (755+ words) "We will never forget." It's a pledge made countless times over the past 25 years, a solemn promise that America and Americans will always remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and will continue to honor the 2,977 people who lost their lives,…...
Building 7 collapse fact checked: Viral 9/11 theories about BBC report and Mossad links debunked
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (402+ words) Twenty-five years after 9/11, old claims about the collapse of the Twin Towers and Building 7 are spreading online again. But what do official investigations and the BBC’s own explanation say about the viral claims? A claim questioning what caused the Twin…...
See the brand new world map approved by the United Nations – and how it makes Earth look radically different
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (30+ words) THE United Nations has passed a resolution to adopt a new world map with a more accurate represent of continent sizes. The latest iteration specifically addresses correcting Africa, which is......
The Ship of State and Lake Ontario
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (684+ words) Why have we never learned to manage ourselves? “He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I have …...
Opinion: Give Credit to George Washington this Constitution Day
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (207+ words) Our Constitution was not the product of one person or one group, but public trust in George Washington helped with ratification...
Riverside's Anza Narrows Park Gets $12M Makeover Plan
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (102+ words) A historic connection remains part of the site's identity. The park lies along the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, according to Wikipedia. The park's namesake, activist Martha McLean, fought in the 1960s to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…...
The Rise of the West: How Historians Explain Western Dominance
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (140+ words) History is not simply a collection of facts about the past. Historians must decide which questions to ask, which sources to use, and how …...