2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (612+ words) PARIS " France's powerful lower house voted finally to scrub a fundamental slavery-era edict from French law on Thursday. After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate, where supporters expect…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (572+ words) After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate, where supporters expect it to be approved as well. Code Noir " or Black Code " was signed by King Louis XIV at…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (668+ words) A new permanent exhibit opening June 1 at the Marblehead Museum's Brick Kitchen seeks to tell a difficult but deeply human story about the lives of enslaved people who lived and worked in Marblehead. Housed inside the museum's newly restored Brick…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (615+ words) Published May 28, 2026 6: 29 am After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate, where supporters expect it to be approved as well. It's not clear when the Senate vote will happen....

52+ min ago  (1125+ words) On Aug. 21, 1789, just a month after the storming of the Bastille that launched the French Revolution, France's new governing body, the National Assembly, approved the first article of its historic Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The French…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (287+ words) 1896: The U. S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, upholds "separate but equal" segregation. 2004: The USS Pinckney, a U. S. Navy guided-missle destroyer, is commissioned. It was named for Beaufort native and Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney, one of only four African Americans to earn…...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago  (725+ words) Fifty-five minutes on a recently discovered family tape led Te Awamutu man Richard Cato on an emotional journey of his father's experiences in World War Two, including in the 1941 Battle of Crete. It also added much to last Saturday's memorial…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (977+ words) Visit the official PBS Shop for t-shirts, tote bags, and more. Every purchase supports PBS. Clip: 5/27/2026 | 3m 54s Video has Closed Captions | CC Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. His life and legacy are…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1013+ words) Winnipeg 16" C, Cloudy At a moment when Ukraine sits at the centre of global political attention, one of North America's most important Ukrainian cultural institutions continues to operate quietly in Winnipeg's Exchange District. For many Winnipeggers, Oseredok remains one of…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (170+ words) The Battle of Crete commemorations in Sydney concluded on Sunday morning with a memorial service at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church "Garrison" in Millers Point, bringing together Greek and Australian community members to honour those who served in the Second…...