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Maine city's native population falls by a third since 2000 - indonesiakini
8+ min ago (55+ words) Demographic Shift in Portland Portland is experiencing a significant demographic shift, with the number of residents born in Maine decreasing by almost a third over the last 25 years. As of 2024, only 40 percent of the city's population was born in Maine,…...
Stearns History Museum to host free WWII living history weekend
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (302+ words) The Stearns History Museum will host the sixth annual At War & At Home: The World War II Experience living history weekend from 10 a. m. - 4 p. m. Saturday, July 12, and from 11 a. m. - 4 p. m. Sunday, July 13. For the first time, this event is free, according to a museum…...
Today in History: May 9, freighter slams into Tampa Bay bridge, killing 35
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (266+ words) Today is Saturday, May 9, the 129th day of 2026. There are 236 days left in the year. On May 9, 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1, 300-foot section of the southbound span…...
New Rochelle Launches America 250 Committee for Semiquincentennial
43+ min ago (169+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 7, 2026) " The City of New Rochelle has announced the launch of its America 250 initiative, forming a committee to commemorate the United States" 250th anniversary in 2026. The America 250 Committee, comprising community leaders, educators, local organizations, and the City historian,…...
This holiday represents one of the most significant and symbolic milestones in the modern history of the Armenian people: Hovik Avanesov
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (44+ words) MAMUL. am This holiday represents one of the most significant and symbolic milestones in the modern history of the Armenian people: Hovik Avanesov...
Lodi Lake: An open-air history museum
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (845+ words) Lodi Unified science teacher Bret Erickson is also president of the Friends of Lodi Lake. She poses here with the Salem School bell and petrified wood display. Retired teacher Keith Jacinto remembers when his students planted the redwood seedlings. It's…...
Saving The Forgotten 116-Year-Old Cabin Of Wyoming's Copper Queen
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1819+ words) The 116-year-old historic cabin of Sara Gillespie " aka Wyoming's Copper Queen " was all but forgotten and crumbling until it was rediscovered in 2010. Now an urgent effort is underway to save what was known a century ago as "Gillespie Palace." She…...
See history uncovered as Stevens Point schools open 1976 time capsules - AOL
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (202+ words) STEVENS POINT " Two Stevens Point schools are inviting the community to view the contents of time capsules sealed in 1976. Mc Kinley Elementary School and Point of Discovery School, formerly Jackson Elementary School, will host open houses to showcase the items…...
The history of Pitsea Market and why locals love it
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (395+ words) For nearly a century, it has been a vibrant hub of trade, chatter and community life. But for the people of Pitsea and the wider Basildon area, it means much more than a place to shop. Pitsea Market is a…...
It 'beggars belief' that 'unbreakable' SAS hero has not been decorated
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1252+ words) As he lay dying of cancer in his bed Sergeant Horace Stokes told his son Peter to go into his wardrobe and look for a "little box. Inside was a battered old journal containing a truly remarkable story he had…...