1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (735+ words) Was there ever a Colorado city that required racial segregation by law? The answer is “Yes.” The Black Racial Equity Study Commission, led by Colorado Senate President James Coleman, has learned the small city of Fruita had laws forbidding Black…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (27+ words) The Columbus Dispatch This Week In History: Abraham Lincoln speaks at Ohio Statehouse in 1859...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1059+ words) "He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860" by Jonathan Earle Jonathan Earle, the dean of LSU Ogden Honors College, is the author of "He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860." Jonathan Earle, the dean…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1264+ words) David Kravette would have died alongside every colleague working on his floor at the World Trade Center had it not been for one simple mistake. The Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader arrived at work around 7am on September 11, 2001, and took the elevators…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (116+ words) GettysburgTimes.com On Wednesday, Jean Howard-Green, center, president of the Lincoln Cemetery Project Association, stands with Ben Codori, left, and Chris Codori, from Codori Memorials LLC. They are standing at the site in the cemetery where a monument will be installed…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1508+ words) Editor’s note: I wrote this story in late winter 2002 after speaking at a scholastic journalism workshop in Somerset and interviewing local journalists and residents. It was originally published in March on the six-month anniversary of the attacks. The 33-year newsroom…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (122+ words) A special ceremony on Thursday, recognized the 100th anniversary of the Perry Monument at Presque Isle State Park. Local officials, dignitaries, and Veterans turned out for the ceremony in full force. Erie native (Ret.) Vice-Admiral Matt Kohler served as the keynote…...

3+ day, 45+ min ago   (351+ words) Heritage Open Days are back! It’s England’s biggest festival of history and culture, and it’s your chance to explore local historic sites for free. Between Friday 11 and Sunday 20 September, around 90 heritage buildings across Kirklees will be opening their doors to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1103+ words) OMAHA, Neb. – The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are familiar to generations of Americans - the collapsing towers, the smoke rising over lower Manhattan, firefighters moving toward the devastation and the massive recovery effort that followed. Less visible was the enormous logistical operation…...