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How Dutch settlers got their start in the New York Harbor
A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...
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Descendant brings story of enslaved Revolutionary War combantant to life
When he was growing up in Marion, Arthur “Scrapper” Broady knew one of his cousins as Uncle Jim who would share stories he’d heard about an ancestor who fought in ...
Pennsylvania museum ensuring thousands of Black Civil War soldiers' legacies not forgotten
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...
A Revolutionary War-era boat is being rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
Researchers believe it was a gunboat built in 1775 to defend Philadelphia. They don't know all the places the boat sailed to ...
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A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
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See the Artworks That Explore the Forgotten History of Harriet Tubman’s Civil War Triumphs
Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...
The New York Times2d
The Israel Hamas War - The New York Times
Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how ...
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Archaeologists in Kentucky discovered the disturbing evidence of a long-forgotten tragedy from the final days of the American Civil War.
In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville.
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An Indian Fight.; THE PAWNEES AND SIOUX AT WAR. - The New York Times
An Indian Fight.; THE PAWNEES AND SIOUX AT WAR. Share full article. ... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 21, 1860, Page 2 Buy Reprints. View on ...