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first meeting since june, but we also have zoom. we have a video being recorded and this is my official book launch for my new book, lincoln the fire of genius. so thank you. i know a lot of people like when are coming in and i really appreciate that. im going to give a talk tonight about about lincoln and the fire and basically look at well, i just let me look at just the the the subtitle because that i think that really describes the book. its however ham lincolns commitment to scien...

Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany. Taking advantage of the Mohawk River gap in the Appalachian Mountains, the Erie Canal, 363 miles (584 km) long, was the first canal in the United States to connect western waterways with the Atlantic Ocean. Construction began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. Its success propelled New York City into a major commercial centre and encouraged canal construction through...

The Erie Canal opened Oct. 26, 1825 and proved one of the most successful public works projects in American history, reshaping large swaths of the national economy.

Think you know where everything is in your county? What is your first reaction when someone tells you there is a town or place that you never heard of?

Think you know where everything is in your county? What is your first reaction when someone tells you there is a town or place that you never heard of?

Under American law, a priest does not have to reveal what he learns in the confessional, but this important pillar of American religious freedom th...

By Heinz Tschachler .....   When in the early 1990s the United States was getting ready to commemorate the quincentennial of Christopher Columbus

While most of the conspiracy theories surrounding the organization are, to put it mildly, bizarre, you don’t have to venture to the fringe to find fascinating, sometimes-strange stories about Freemasons. Here's what you should know.

Virginia-born Winfield Scott forged his destiny in the city.

It's a question that many Arkansans from every corner of the Natural State have asked over the years-- how exactly do you pronounce Dewitt's name?