10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (178+ words) One other historic Lansing site that doesn't seem to get enough attention is the old Grand Trunk Western Station just off S. Washington Avenue. In 1856 the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad laid tracks through Lansing. This was followed by two more lines: in…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (443+ words) Researchers have confirmed that stone from Henry VIII's Sandown Castle, which had been lost from history, was used in the Victorian extension constructed at Dover Castle. Dr. Christopher Moore has developed an argument for the reuse of masonry from the…...

38+ min ago   (473+ words) Historian Keith Gourdin treated Mount Pleasant Rotarians to a healthy serving of the life and times of Francis Marion. Known for his leadership in fighting the British in the Revolutionary War, Brigadier General Francis Marion has become more myth than…...

37+ min ago   (533+ words) The new Historical Village on the Dismal Swamp Canal Trial in southern Chesapeake tells stories of the indigenous people who lived in the area long before English colonists arrived in Jamestown and the Black Americans who both labored to dig…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (198+ words) The United States took military and administrative control over Cuba beginning Jan. 1, 1899, which lasted nearly three and a half years until Cuba’s official independence in May 1902. Four ships landed at the Charlestown Navy Yard on July 4, 1900, and more than 1,200 teachers…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (9+ words) TAPinto...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (440+ words) For Philadelphia students, history doesn’t have to stay on the page. This weekend, they’ll have a chance to step into the role of historians themselves — digging into the past, examining primary sources and discovering how the stories of Philadelphia and…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (460+ words) Aug 24, 2026 19:31 62 According to historical archives, Edison's idea was to create a device that "would make for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear“. The development was entrusted to his talented assistant William Kennedy Laurie Dixon. It was he…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (816+ words) Not long ago I returned to the Maya city of Kabah after nearly ten years, and it managed to surprise me all over again. Let me tell you why. For most visitors, exploring the Puuc Route—the hilly region in…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (638+ words) 90 years ago, Aug. 27, 1936 The Ladies’ Aid of the M.E. Church held their regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E.R. Doherty near Houghton, with Miss Ethel Hemmings as assistant hostess. Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Anton entertained on…...