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April 13, 1948: When 78 Jews died in the Hadassah Convoy Massacre
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (1392+ words) Robert Besser is a news editor who has worked in television and newspapers in the United States, Asia and the Middle East. Seventy-eight years ago this week the 1948 Hadassah Convoy Massacre occurred in Jerusalem, killing 78 Jews. On April 13, 1948 a convoy…...
An 'American story': Can Mammoth Cave's full history survive Trump?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (87+ words) Mammoth Cave National Park, infused with Black history, is under order from the president to review how it tells stories of slavery and segregation. An 'American story': Can Mammoth Cave's full history survive Trump? MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. " Jerry Bransford knelt…...
The making of America's first president: George Washington's military, political careers began in Winchester, Virginia
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (890+ words) WINCHESTER, Va. " Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family's Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America's future first president was just a kid…...
The church where MLK gave his final speech is getting a $1. 2 million renovation
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (366+ words) It's part of a nearly $18 million package for Memphis projects included in the annual congressional appropriations process. The package also includes $3. 1 million for the restoration of historic Clayborn Temple, the staging area for the 1968 sanitation workers strike that brought King…...
21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (993+ words) The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in US history, with unemployment reaching 25%. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Americans hadn't felt that level of economic tragedy in a century. During the Great Depression, the most tragic economic collapse in…...
Do You Know the Difference Between a Shamrock and a Four-Leaf Clover?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (460+ words) When St. Patrick's Day rolls around, it's natural to feel particularly plucky'in more ways than one. But wait: are you supposed to pluck a four-leaf clover or a shamrock? With green beer, green grub, and dazzling St. Patrick's Day decorations,…...
After Butler fire, fate of building's W. C. T. U. sign remains unclear
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (113+ words) A surviving W. C. T. U. sign at the Butler fire site is drawing new attention to the borough's nearly 100-year temperance hall and its local history. A faded sign still visible above one of the buildings damaged in the Butler Main Street fire…...
WKU PBS documentary explores legacy of Jonesville community
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (230+ words) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - WKU PBS presented "Jonesville: When Sunflowers Fall" on Sunday, a documentary that showcases the legacy of Jonesville, once a vibrant Black community in Bowling Green. Black American soldiers who fought risked their lives and used their…...
Fading 100-year-old pieces of Tri-Cities history are hiding in plain sight
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (1304+ words) It was right underneath Bill Glenn's foot. During a slow day of hydroplane racing in 1968 at Columbia Park, the Tri-Cities radio engineer noticed something peculiar beneath his feet while standing in the pits: A stamp in the concrete pavement. "J. H. Collins…...
Roots of the Valley: Yakima Research Special
1+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) The latest episode of Roots of the Valley will be released Sunday April 5 at 11 am! In this special episode, John Franklin and producer James Hall ask the questi. .. Roots of the Valley: Yakima Research Special YAKIMA, Wash. " The latest episode…...