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America at Work
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (367+ words) Editor’s note: This is part of a recurring series of stories detailing significant achievements and dates of the United States of America. Polk County Publishing is providing the stories in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration…...
We The People: The Iowa family carrying on a 140-year tradition atop the world’s shortest, steepest railway
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (598+ words) DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A landmark in Dubuque is drawing visitors from around the world — and it’s been in the same family for five generations. The Fenelon Place Elevator has been climbing the same Dubuque bluff for more than 140 years. Amy…...
How Goebbels sold Hitler to millions: Nazi propaganda was everywhere
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (802+ words) In Nazi Germany, political persuasion spread far beyond speeches and election posters. The regime used broadcasting, censorship, public events and ordinary institutions to surround citizens with its version of reality. Before the Nazi movement controlled Germany, Adolf Hitler and Joseph…...
Nathan Straus' campaign for pasteurized milk saved children's lives
1+ week, 1+ day ago (666+ words) L. Straus & Sons followed, quickly becoming a leading importer and wholesaler of glassware and crockery. At long last, fortune was finally smiling on the Straus family. Nathan married in 1875 and soon had six children. Straus and his brother Isidor soon sensed…...
7 Main Streets Where Illinois Comes Alive
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1232+ words) WorldAtlas Illinois towns build their main streets around one landmark and dare you to look away. Galena stacks its shops up a real hill. Oregon points its square toward a giant statue on the bluff. Carthage rings a limestone courthouse…...
Lost in 1945, WWII Flyer Will Be Laid to Rest in Maryland
1+ week, 1+ day ago (71+ words) The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Walter R. Bateman, who was listed as missing in action during World War II, will be interred Sept. 6 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Joppatowne, Maryland. Services and interment are being coordinated…...
Rome’s Inequality Was Bad. But China's Han Dynasty Was Even Worse
1+ week, 2+ day ago (666+ words) The richest one percenters dominated ancient Rome and Han China....
Today in Chicago History: The ‘L’ extension to O’Hare International Airport is opened
1+ week, 3+ day ago (439+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Sept. 4, 1894 1894: Despite rain, at least 6,500 members of the carpenters, painters, plumbers, gas-fitters, tile-layers union and more led a grand procession to…...
Take a look at a mural of Wampanoag oral history at Mashpee pond
1+ week, 4+ day ago (29+ words) Cape Cod Times Take a look at a mural of Wampanoag oral history at Mashpee pond...
UH Manoa Center for Oral History marks 50-year anniversary
1+ week, 5+ day ago (92+ words) Hawaii News Now UH Manoa Center for Oral History marks 50-year anniversary August 31, 2026 HAWAII WEATHER: Watching Lowell and Karina into Labor Day weekend; Jen Robbins August 31, 2026 TROPICS: Tracking Lowell south and Karina north Labor Day weekend; Jen Robbins How the…...