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On May 1, 1865, newly-freed African Americans who fought in the Civil War decorated soldiers' graves on what is thought to be the first-cited Memorial Day.

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a day we take time to celebrate those who gave their life for our country while serving in the armed forces.

John Thomson built the Pennsylvania Railroad into the nation's premier railroad. Read a profile of Thomson and what he accomplished.

Ron Kirkac and Sharon Dynak with the Baldwin Grand, and Phil Little with his Purple Heart Music in the Park: August 22, Bluegrass music, and a warm, sunny day drew a large crowd to the Music in the Park at Ucross, a part of the Sheridan County’s Celebrate the Arts festival. Musicians Darol Anger

This is a guest post written by Jacob Kowall and Hilary Szu Yin Shiue, 2021 Junior Fellows in the Digital Collections Management & Services Division (DCMS) under the mentorship of Kate Murray, Digital Projects Coordinator. Jacob and Hilary assisted in updating and expanding the Sustainability of Digital Formats website, which provides information and analysis on […]

In the United States, new efforts to address state-backed racial violence and discrimination tap into a long global history of transitional justice. Case studies in Brazil, South Africa, and Northern Ireland shed light on which types of transitional justice programs are likely to be most effective in the United States.

New York - Skvělý rok prožívají na velkých akcích české tenistky a také na US Open se dá očekávat, že některá z nich promluví ve Flushing Meadows do závěrečných bojů. Hlavní pozornost je na letošním závěrečném grandslamu ale upřena na Srba Novaka Djokoviče, který by vítězstvím zkompletoval unikátní kalendářní Grand Slam.

By Susan Gonzalez April 27, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this David Blight, Mary Miller, and Indra Nooyi Three Yale affiliates are among the 36 distinguished scholars and leaders elected to the American Philosophical Society at its April meeting. They are historian David Blight, former Yale College Dean and art historian Mary Miller, and Yale School of Management alumna Indra Nooyi, a former senior trustee on the Yale Boa...

Unity without justice is dangerous, historians say. Just look at the Civil War By Dasia Moore Globe Staff,Updated January 16, 2021, 4:35 p.m. Email to a Friend Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump, including Aaron Mostofsky, right, and Kevin Seefried, left, walked down the stairs outside the Senate Chamber in the US Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Joe Biden begins his presidency on Wednesday in a nation scarred by far-right violence and steeped i...

Holocaust and Genocide Studies 17.1 (2003) 62-88 The Holocaust and American Public Memory, 1945-1960 San Diego State University Abstract: Until the 1960s, many scholars assert, most Americans awareness of the Holocaust was based upon vague, trivial, or inaccurate representations. Yet the extermination of the Jews was remembered in significant ways, this article posits, through World War II accounts, the Nuremberg trials, philosophical works, comparisons with Soviet totalitarianism, Christian an...