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Lansing's Historic Grand Trunk Western Station: 1902-2020s
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (193+ 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:…...
Scenes from Worcester's Bancroft Tower
12+ min ago (12+ words) Worcester Magazine Scenes from Worcester's Bancroft Tower...
Why this New York lakeside institution became the name of a movement nationwide
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (735+ words) Chautauqua Institution began on Chautauqua Lake in 1874 as a summer school for Methodist Sunday-school teachers. Then its idea traveled: education, music, lectures, faith, and recreation gathered in one temporary community, and “Chautauqua” became the name Americans used for that model…...
Brooklyn Teen’s Eagle Scout Project Aims to Preserve 9/11 Memorial Wall
29+ min ago (674+ words) SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Every year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Carlos and Brenda Rodriguez bring their son Giancarlo to a candlelight vigil at a memorial wall in their neighborhood. The ceremony takes place at a memorial wall in…...
Live@Lanier program to explore Landrum???s railroad history
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (271+ words) Published 1:30 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 Landrum Rail & History Museum board member to share stories of the Pacolet River railcar LANDRUM — The history of Landrum and the surrounding area will come to life September 23 during the next Live@Lanier program at the…...
What ancient trade tells us about globalization
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (684+ words) Indian Ocean imports shaped many lives across the ancient world. In Sea of Treasures: A Cultural History of Ancient Indian Ocean Trade, Jeremy A. Simmons, an assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, goes beyond the mechanics of long-distance…...
In Gomel, a mammoth tusk with the oldest ornament in Belarus was shown
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (224+ words) An exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Berdyzh Upper Paleolithic human site opened in the Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble, writes Times.by. The Berdyzh site was discovered in 1926 by archaeologist Konstantin Polikarpovich. Its age is…...
How the first pandemic in history shook the Roman Empire
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (287+ words) In his book 'Pox Romana,' Colin Elliott delves into the devastating effects of the Antonine Plague, a pandemic that might have hastened the decline of one of history's greatest empires....
The Goans of Karachi
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (280+ words) Goan women, meanwhile, were among the first teachers in Karachi’s missionary schools, beginning a long tradition of education within the community. Between 1900 and Partition, more skilled and semi-skilled Goans arrived, particularly in the Saddar area. They formed village associations which…...
Arkansas 250 Historic Marker Honoring Chief Saracen and the Quapaw Nation Unveiled in Pine Bluff
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (335+ words) Pine Bluff (Arkansas), Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, August 24, the Quapaw Nation, the City of Pine Bluff, the Arkansas250 Commission and the Pine Bluff Advertising & Promotion Commission will unveil an Arkansas 250 state historic marker recognizing Chief Saracen and the history of…...