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If you're into Great Lakes history 3 Ohiogal Nov 2019 Nov 2019 7 1723

Does anyone know where I can find footage online of the EXXON VALDEZ being removed off of Bligh Reef 0 oldlibdem Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1702

The Confederate General Who Became a Race Traitor 11 pangaia Nov 2017 Mar 2018 14 3215

if you love primatives, old samplers poke me. there is 1 sanmpler that was a hoot. 0 pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 548

if you like primative stuff + old samplers, poke me. one sampler was a surprise. 0 pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 385

A question about our Founding Documents 2 PJMcK Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1193

They Were Killers With Submachine Guns. Then the President Went After Their Weapons 1 Ponietz Aug 2019 Aug 2019 16 2006

I watched "Sherman's March" last night, the History Channel's production. 3 raccoon Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2456

I had never heard of Reverend George Lee and Lamar Smith until today. 0 raccoon Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2050

Why did the antebellum Northern factory owners not want to have slaves working in their factories? 2 raccoon Jan 2015 Feb 2015 1 9234

All these years I thought Eddie Rickenbacker served in World War II. 1 raccoon Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1706

How far could a WWII American bomber fly without refueling? Nt 9 raccoon Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 2813

I woke up with "Battle of New Orleans" in my head, so I'll ask. 6 raccoon Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2552

If the Cherokees were driven west of the Mississippi, how 6 raccoon May 2020 Jun 2020 1 4275

Before the Civil War, why did wealthy powerful Northerners 7 raccoon Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 4461

"The North can't afford to have the mouth of the Mississippi in a foreign country." 4 raccoon Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 954

Did it take lots of physical strength to fly WWII war planes? 7 raccoon Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1097

Did Native Americans have stories about the die-off when Europeans arrived? 4 raccoon Apr 3 Apr 3 1 718

Here someone posted a copy of the NY Times from 70 years ago. 0 rgbecker Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1626

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 RGinNJ Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1222

Pres. Obama reflects on what his mother in law said and did on 2017 election night........ 2 riversedge Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 588

Today in American History....the 238th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.... 3 Rowdyboy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3181

Okay, so apparently every group needs a host and we don't have one here.... 20 Rowdyboy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 6943

Today in American History...the 67th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge 1 Rowdyboy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 5004

Duplicate post deleted 0 Rowdyboy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 1351

Today in American History....the 200th anniversary of the first New Madrid Earthquake 0 Rowdyboy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 1301

This is the Historic story of the only known black man on the Titanic... 0 Rowdyboy Apr 2012 Apr 2012 2 1565

"History's 'Hatfields amd McCoys' a bleak depiction of famous feud" 8 Rowdyboy May 2012 Jul 2012 1 5195

"Earharts Anti-Freckle Cream Jar Possibly Found" 8 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 22 4831

MSNBC has more on Amelia Earhart and radio signals.... 1 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2029

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Happy Birthday Jeanette Rankin, first woman ever elected to congress and the only member who voted 13 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 4074

This week in the American Civil War (June 1862-150 years ago) 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1797

50 years ago....June 11, 1962 Three prisoners escape from Alcatraz 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3509

June 24th, 1973, one of the greatest tragedies in gay American history.... 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3342

Archeologists find ivory sundial at Jamestown excavation site.... 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 6 2486

"10 European Colonies that failed before Jamestown" 7 Rowdyboy May 2013 May 2013 1 6404

"New North America Viking Voyage Discovered" 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1699

Today is the birthday of Strong Vincent, hero of Little Round Top (2nd day of Gettyburg) 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1659

Ancient Mayan city (Chactun) found in Campeche, Mexico 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2080

"Why the US was (sorta) founded on June 21, 1788" 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1872

69 years ago (6/22/1944) modern American culture began when the GI bill was signed... 0 Rowdyboy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1602

1567 Spanish fort found in western North Carolina...."Fort San Juan" 1 Rowdyboy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 11 2809

Archeology dig may uncover nation's eariest free African-American settlement 0 Rowdyboy Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 1552

"King of America: Who would be Washington's heir?" 0 Rowdyboy Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 3828

"150 years later, Quantrill's raid on Lawrence still stirs deep emotions-on both sides" 0 Rowdyboy Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1577

"Discovery of oldest footprints gives clues to Mexico's climate" 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1643

New books centers on "Buffalo Soldiers", runaway slaves recruited in US southwest 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jul 2017 3 2029

Sale of shipwreck salvage from Dominican Republic.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 3979

Francis Scott Key poem that became national anthem will join Fort McHenry Flag for 1st time 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2222

Plymouth Rock defaced by vandals 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 0 3027

"Rough Passage to London: a Sea Captain's Tale" historical novel by Robin Lloyd 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2527

Race to save Alaska's lost "melting villages"boosted by major research grant 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 4 1761

The history of African Americans begins in St Augustine 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 May 2015 5 2676

Exhibit examines role of quilts in US history... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2198

February 4, 1789 (225 years ago) George Washington elected 1st president of United States.... 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1728

African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg Mississippi reopens after tornado damage 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2376

Central America's largest museum of Mayan Culture to be built in Guatemala 3 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1930

7 Forgotten but extremely influential women from (American) history.... 4 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Mar 2018 5 6137

1st submarine to sink an enemy warship, the Confederacy's "Hundley" sank 150 years ago (2/17/1864) 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2491

10 American Masters who made their mark on Black History 2 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2016

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Infamous mass grave of young women in ancient city of Cahokia also holds men.... 0 Rowdyboy Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2867

The Mammoth Cometh: Reviving an extinct species-the Passenger Pigeon 0 Rowdyboy Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2395

There is history everywhere. 5 rug Dec 2013 Jul 2014 0 2316

Ralph Lincoln 2 rug Nov 2014 Jul 2016 2 2414

You may be cool 3 rug Feb 2016 Aug 2017 5 2674

"Red Tails": The Tuskegee Airmen Deserved a Movie That's Not Completely Unwatchable 1 RZM Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1872

Urban Renewal’s Record Shows It Wasn’t All Bad 0 RZM Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1420

Another trivia question 24 RZM Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 4322

Tapes: JFK Saw DC Disconnect 0 RZM Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1261

Here's a trivia question 16 RZM Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3278

This Land is Our Land: The Popular Front and American Culture 1 RZM Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 1516

Incognito in the Infantry: The story of the only documented female Buffalo Soldier 0 RZM Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 1544

The Shocking Savagery of America's Early History 1 RZM Feb 2013 Mar 2013 4 1545

I wonder how Comrade tRump is going to F*** up Womens History month? 4 samnsara Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1719

Hurricane Michael unearthed 19th century shipwrecks in Florida 7 sandensea Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 2682

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July 1 sarisataka Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2491

Lexington and Concord 2 sarisataka Apr 2021 Apr 2021 10 1171

So I got to thinking about something today 13 Separation Oct 2018 May 2019 5 2680

March 2, 1974: The Watergate Seven: fifty pages of new info - and what it means for today. 3 sharedvalues Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1769

think about it 3 SheriffBob Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1998

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