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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New Hunley exhibit showcases preserved Civil War-era tools and artifacts
A new exhibit is celebrating a milestone for a historic submarine in Charleston.The Tools and Tides exhibit is in full swing ...
Smithsonian Magazine12h
The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
WTEN Albany on MSN4h
Handsewn American flag from WWII headed back overseas
A local man was part of the liberation of the Czech Republic and brought back a symbol that’s been displayed ever since in a ...
Kodiak Daily Mirror15h
When the Civil War came to Alaska
About 150 years ago, a few days after summer solstice, the gray skies above the Diomede Islands were heavy with smoke from whaling ships set ablaze by Confederate sailors who ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN20h
How Britain’s Secret Decoy Ships Outfoxed German U-Boats During World War I
Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 ...