Museum opens its doors to all Illinois residents at no cost to provide a cool, welcoming space during the anticipated extreme heat. CHICAGO (July ...
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On January 20, 1783, the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War and formalizing British recognition of the independence of the United States of ...
After 15 years and 3 months, this will be the last new post on this blog. Starting Monday, all posts will be featured solely on the AmericanStudier page at ...
When discussing the most dangerous men in American organized crime, names like Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, and John Gotti often dominate the conversation. ...
By Richard Hunt, Executive Director, Lewis & Clark Trail Alliance Since 1969, the Lewis & Clark Trail Alliance (LCTA) has been the nation’s ...
Hey, folks! Fireside this week! Percy looking for some nap time. Me too, buddy, me too.And yes, he is on a blanket that is on a cat bed. What you ...
Guariglia, Matthew. Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing. Duke University Press, 2023. Editor’s note: In the interest ...
An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba is a vivid portrait of the disparate women who came together to ...
Note: This article appeared previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech RootsTech 2026, the largest ...
On July 4th, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted these words of Thomas Jefferson’s: . . . We hold these truths to be ...
If you’re me, sometimes you see an artifact and exclaim, “Look at this little guy!” I do not have a true definition for a little guy, but I do get a ...
“This book did not emerge out of quiet thought and reflection,” Alekseyeva writes in the conclusion to her book (196). She began writing while she had ...
