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Hot Durham Bulls dancing dads and a teenage Robin Hood -- Today in Triangle History
1+ week, 5+ day ago (289+ words) A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2014, the Durham Bulls introduced the world to the rump-shaking soul of their infield — a quartet of brazenly ridiculous groundskeepers sporting…...
Lost Huntington: Bryant????s Showboat | Lost Huntington
5+ day, 44+ min ago (218+ words) Capt. Billy Bryant’s showboat was a frequent visitor to Huntington’s 10th Street river landing. Editor’s note: This is the 671st in a series of articles recalling Huntington people and places. For many years, colorful showboats traveled the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, bringing…...
Mark Bennett: 100 years after Debs, his legacy lingers on Labor Day Weekend
1+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) This quotation from Terre Haute native Eugene V. Debs is among his most famous, and is captured in a mural by John Laska inside the former home of the labor and social-justice leader. The Eugene V. Debs Museum is located in the…...
Sports Talk: The Ellis family in America: 1600-2026
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (290+ words) Oswego County News Now At the beginning of my first book on the history of the Ellis side of my family, I expressed that I always have a passion for two things in life. One is playing, watching, listening to,…...
The 2026 Memphis Magazine Trivia Quiz
2+ week, 5+ day ago (920+ words) Did you really read our magazine, or just brag that you do to your friends? Here’s a quick way to find out. Now look, there’s no prize involved. Instead, your reward will be our reward — the satisfaction that you enjoyed…...
Today in History: Kyle Rittenhouse taken into custody – Chicago Tribune
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…...
DARIUS THE GREAT, 522–486 BC: Administrating an Empire
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (244+ words) Born in 550 BC, Darius came to the throne following the Conspiracy of the Seven in 522 BC at the age of 28. He would rapidly go on to prove …...
Taking Robert Gould Shaw On the Road
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (393+ words) We are just a few weeks away from the release of A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw [UNC Press/Barnes & Noble/Bookshop] and I couldn’t be more excited. To be completely honest, I am…...
Hidden History | George Washington’s (favorite) nephew.
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Hitting the road with Henry, Harvey, and Tom | Opinion | currypilot.com
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (620+ words) Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, & Harvey Firestone The summer vacation season is in full swing. Millions of Americans are heading to the wilderness to get away from it all. Imagine this: You’ve pitched your tent and set up camp…...