Every state's nickname and where it comes from
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...
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When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
As clouds flitted across the moonlit sky on the night of June 2, 1863, three gunboats snaked up the Combahee River in South Carolina’s ... fleeing north from bondage in Maryland to freedom ...
The New York Times11d
Comparison Between the North and South.
The slaves have increased to four millions; and in South Carolina the whites have diminished ... after having put down the North? The available military force of the entire South is declared ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer10d
Abraham Lincoln visited Cincinnati in 1861. Here's what he had to say
Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...
The New York Times26d
THE QUESTION OF A CONVENTION IN NORTH CAROLINA NOT SETTLED.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...
U.S. News & World Report5d
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Founded in 1861, MIT's emphasis on science and technology is clearly seen in its amazing architecture and sculptures. Take a guided or self-guided tour around the campus to see works by Pablo ...
WUNC27d
North Carolina gets record snow, closing schools and making roads hazardous
The statue of a bull in downtown Durham is blanketed by snow on Jan. 10, 2025. Snow fell over much of the Triangle and central North Carolina on Tuesday night, with high measurements of three ...
WIS TV7d
Interactive map: Locations tied to Asha Degree’s 2000 disappearance in North Carolina
SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - Asha Degree went missing from her home in Shelby, North Carolina 25 years ago, as of February 2024. The ongoing investigation into her disappearance stretches into several ...
Raleigh News & Observer26d
The storm stole more than 100 lives in North Carolina. Here are their stories.
Click here for a better experience on our website. The damage in Western North Carolina is there for all to see — from collapsed homes and shuttered businesses to crumbling roads, with debris ...