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Hagen History Center Celebrates 13 Erie Change-Makers at ‘A Night at the Museum’
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (363+ words) The Hagen History Center celebrated 13 Erie-area individuals whose accomplishments have made an impact on a national scale during its annual “A Night at the Museum.” About 600 people attended the event, which recognized honorees from a variety of professional backgrounds while…...
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
1+ hour, 38+ min 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…...
343 Years Ago Today: The Greatest Cavalry Charge in History — The Battle of Vienna
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (74+ words) 343 years ago today the Winged Hussars ArrivedThe Battle of Vienna. To save Christendom from the Ottoman horde, led by the King of PolandThe largest cavalry charge in human history pic.twitter.com/kmi8vv77lM— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) September 12, 2026 343 years ago today the…...
‘We got work to do’: Volunteers step up to mow and clean overgrown Guilford County cemetery
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (348+ words) Many graves once obscured by tall grass can now be seen at Piedmont Cemetery in Guilford County. Volunteers in Greensboro are working to mow and clean an overgrown and unregulated cemetery Piedmont Cemetery, otherwise known as Piedmont Memorial Park, is…...
Traditional stitch-plank va'a returns to Samoa after a century
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (359+ words) A traditional stitch-plank va'a folau has returned to Samoa after more than a century, giving a new generation an opportunity to learn a craft once central to the islands’ relationship with the sea. The "soatau folau" was blessed and named…...
Kingston community remembers 9/11
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (172+ words) KINGSTON – Emergency responders, elected officials and members of the public gathered Friday morning for the annual 9/11 commemoration at Firemen’s Park in... Kingston community remembers 9/11 KINGSTON – Emergency responders, elected officials and members of the public gathered Friday morning for the annual…...
Three Unfinished Roman Megaprojects [12:20]
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (279+ words) More than any other premodern culture, the Romans are associated with feats of engineering. The Pantheon. The Colosseum. The Pont du Gard. Monuments that seem to defy both gravity and time. But sometimes, even the Romans fell short of completing…...
‘This was like war': Cal rugby player's Flight 93 heroism resonates 25 years after 9/11
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1767+ words) Every time Ray Lehner steps on an airplane and moves toward his seat, he thinks about Mark Bingham. How Bingham and other Flight 93 passengers quickly hatched a plan on 9/11. How they rushed up the cramped aisle. How they ambushed the…...
Navy jet may have parked at San Antonio drive-in theater
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (988+ words) I am authoring a book for the SS Midway Museum Library in San Diego (California), dedicated to preserving the history of our aircraft collection. A key segment of the book focuses on our aircraft exhibit collection, one of which is…...
PA State Historic Preservation Office to host virtual Archaeology Month talks
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (188+ words) (WJET/WFXP) — A free research lecture series on Pennsylvania history will be available throughout October. The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office will celebrate Archaeology Month with a series of webinars from experts throughout October. Speakers will highlight projects that explore…...