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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The hero of the Battle of Great Bridge was a sentry who took on an entire British platoon. He was also a free Black man.
History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...
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Many Virginia soldiers saw their first action in North Carolina. Their ‘loss’ at Guilford Court House actually led toward victory at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis overcame three lines of Patriots, including thousands of Virginians, on the northern North Carolina ...
Why federal 'sharpshooters' are headed to Morristown National Historical Park to cull deer
The National Park Service will deploy "qualified sharpshooters" to the Jockey Hollow portion of the Morris County park ...
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Preserving history - Eutaw Springs Battlefield prepped for nation’s birthday
The Eutaw Springs Battlefield is being improved to highlight its historical importance as the nation prepares to celebrate ...
What was Charleston like at the end of the Civil War?
One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...
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PBS to showcase North Carolina Revolutionary Road Trip throughout February
As America gears up to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2026, Guilford and Alamance Counties are stepping into the ...
Hickory Daily Record2dOpinion
Newton writer: America is a nation 250 years in the making
Stars and stripes were displayed everywhere from fire hydrants to mailboxes to sports mascots dressed in colonial garb.
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North Carolina’s Largest Civil War Reenactment One Month Away
Step back in time as history comes to life at the 160th-anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville; happening March ...
Christian Science Monitor4d
Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons
Only Donald Trump can make the call to launch U.S. nuclear-armed ICBMs. Our reporter visits the subterranean world of the ...
Daily Express14d
Iran 'secretly building nukes' to hit deep into Europe using North Korean blueprint
Iran is developing nuclear weapons with a range that can hit Europe using a North Korean design handed ... has shared information on how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is growing ...
Newsday14d
Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month ... a dangerous no-man’s-land on the front line controlled by neither side.