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Nicholas Said’s encounter with American racism
THIS column continues from last week. Isaac Jacob Rochussen, the patrician from the Netherlands who brought Nicholas Said to New York in January 1860, exposed him to his first baptism of American ...
5 Medical Innovations from the Civil War
Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.
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Cattaraugus County Legislature hears history of NY 37th regimental flag restoration
From New York state to Virginia and back to Cattaraugus County, the 37th New York Regimental Presentation Flag has a storied ...
The harrowing true story behind Netflix’s Surviving Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2001 war film about the shooting down of two US military helicopters was inspired by the real-life Battle of Mogadishu. A new Netflix docuseries explores the true story be ...
The Washington Informer2d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
Military.com3d
How Women Enlisted as Men to Fight in the Civil War
American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
Cherokee Phoenix3d
Braggs History Project highlights Civil War battle with roadside marker
The little-known Civil War Battle of Greenleaf Prairie took place on June 16, 1863, near present-day Braggs and extended to ...
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10 WWII Sites on American Soil
Explore these 10 WWII Sites on American Soil and uncover powerful stories of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience from one of ...