Archeologists unearth signs from 1700s of British control in Florida after centuries of Spanish rule
The city of St. Augustine — with its centuries-old buildings and massive stone fort — is an enduring reminder of Spain’s ...
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British military outpost from 1781 unearthed in rare archaeological find in Florida
Archaeologists in St. Augustine on the Northeast coast of Florida discovered a dry moat belonging to a British redoubt, a ...
Young Abraham Lincoln’s tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover
The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...
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United States
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ...
From the Statesman archives: How Mueller neighborhood streets got their Austin names
By way of background, a stroll through the American-Statesman archives reveals several strata of history about Austin street ...
Was Florida ruled by the Brits? Lost fortification may rewrite America's colonial past
The discovery provides tangible evidence of a British military presence in Florida during their brief occupation from 1763 to ...
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World News
A New York Times investigation reveals that the United States was much more involved in Ukrainian military operations than publicly disclosed. Adam Entous, a Times investigative reporter ...
Florence Griswold Museum photo exhibit upends Old Lyme's abolition claims
Florence Griswold site among historic properties once owned by enslavers, rather than a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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March 30, 1842-First surgery with anesthesia-and a controversy
It was the most amazing surgery of the 1840s, the procedure you read about in all the history books. It’s the one depicted in ...