3+ week, 5+ day ago   (855+ words) AHOSKIE – A local man who helped shape what was to become the Voting Rights Act approved by the United States Congress in 1965 will forever be remembered thanks to a North Carolina Roadside Historical Marker. James Robert Walker Jr., an Ahoskie…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (351+ words) Bob Considine was an SAS soldier involved in the Iranian Embassy siege in London. Although he never became a household name, he was among the highly trained operators who formed part of the SAS's counter-revolutionary warfare wing, the unit responsible…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (102+ words) Remembering one of Calgary's most passionate historians CBC Remembering one of Calgary's most passionate historians Beloved historian and longtime CBC contributor Harry Sanders has passed away after an illness. Bob Van Wegen, a friend and member of the Calgary heritage…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (366+ words) A couple of months ago I visited the Clapham South deep-level shelter, on a small tour organised by the Windrush Foundation and London Transport Museum. Thousands of Londoners took cover there during the Blitz, and after the war it was…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (477+ words) Happy Sunday, readers! It might be the laziest day of the week, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad time for trivia. How well do you know your trivia? We’re putting that expertise to the test this Sunday with our…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (176+ words) This week in North Philly Notes, we celebrate the Library Company of Philadelphia’s new publication, Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, about the “Archivist of the Revolution.” “Indian Trade” presents the “exchange rate” of bucks (buckskins) for beads of wampum or other…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (683+ words) Monday, 24th August 2026 MOST people probably know the story of the band on the deck of the sinking Titanic, playing on as the ship went down. Not so many know the connection with Downend. Rev Robert Bateman was born in Staple…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) TelegraphHerald.com September means fall and that means school has started. Teachers have a profound impact on us whether today or in the past. Several Dubuque teachers have been honored in Dubuque’s history. Professor Charles Kretschmer, born the son…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) The annual commemoration of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins will take place at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork, marking 104 years since his death during the Civil War. The event begins at 3pm at the Michael Collins Monument, with RTÉ Radio One…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) Today is Tuesday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2026. There are 128 days left in the year. In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, crossing from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in under 22 hours. In 1916, President Woodrow…...