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Over 30 years ago, at 1:24 am on March 18, 1990, two men dressed as police officers walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 81 minutes later they walked out with $200 million worth of artwork (now valued at $500 million). They forced the night guards into the basement, and duct-taped their hands, eyes, and ankles. The guards were not discovered until the new shift came to relieve them around 8 am. When the police examined the gallery, they noticed that the missing paintings had been cu...

Remembering Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Henry McNeal Turner (1834-May 8, 1915) was one of the most influential Black leaders of late 19th century Georgia. Turner was an influential pastor, one of the earliest Black legislators, a prolific writer, and a profound orator. Born in South Carolina, he was never enslaved and received an education through the assistance of the law firm at which he was a janitor. After traveling the South as an itinerant evangelist, he was accepted as a pastor in the Af...

Local historian Nanette Napoleon, April 26, 2021 On the 160th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, The Conversation explored the stories of prominent men from Hawai‘i who fought in the war and were buried at the O‘ahu Cemetery. Local historian Nanette Napoleon shared what shes learned about the forgotten stories, many of which shes discovered while working on her book, "Hawai‘i Sons of the Civil War." She said a lot of people dont even realize there were people from Hawai‘i who fo...

Throughout this year, the Bedford County Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee will be presenting a series of articles by means of the kind assistance of the Bedford Gazette (itself, a gem in the crown of Bedford County history). This series will be comprised of a variety of subjects carefully chosen to tell the story of Bedford County. The Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee sincerely hopes that you will enjoy this series. But more importantly, we hope that you will learn something that ...

Athlete Karunananda kept Sri Lanka’s flag flying at Tokyo Olympics Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) R. J. K. Karunananda who was more popularly known among his admirers as Ranatunge Karunananda developed his talents as an athlete after joining the Sri Lanka Army. He reached National level while coming third in the 5,000m race at the National Track and Field Championships in 1957. He was again placed third in the same event in 1962. In a determined effort to win the National Cha...

That seems to be the Brave New Normal on offer…..and the chances are, it’s going to be our fault. To save the sanity of those born in the Age of Enlightenment, The Slog plumps for hilarity and going down laughing Unfortunately, this extract from Saturday’s  Daily Twinsegraph is genuine: You read it here first: ‘…if you hide from a virus, it will just come back with greater force later’. I can imagine how the Pharmafia will spin this one to their advantage, although I don’t reall...

William Patrick CONNERY, Jr., Congress, MA (1888-1937) CONNERY William Patrick, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lynn, Mass., August 24, 1888; attended St. Marys School at Lynn, Montreal College in Canada 1902-1904, and Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., 1904-1908; entered the theatrical profession as an actor 1908-1916; engaged as a theater manager in 1916 and 1917; during the First World War enlisted as a private in the One Hundred and First Regiment, United States Infan...

Sydenham Benoni ALEXANDER, Congress, NC (1840-1921) ALEXANDER Sydenham Benoni , a Representative from North Carolina; born at ``Rosedale, near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., December 8, 1840; attended preparatory schools at Rocky River and Wadesboro, N.C.; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1860; during the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in the First Regiment, North Carolina Volunteer Infantry; elected captain of Company...

On the morning of March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as policemen walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and walked out with 13 pieces of art valued at half a billion dollars. Twenty-eight years later, it remains the largest unsolved art heist. In September, WBUR and the Boston Globe are launching a podcast, titled Last Seen, that will dive into the heists mysteries. (You could listen to the trailer and subscribe to be notified as soon as there are new episodes here.) Befo...

Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ 15 Jan 2021 The Minnesota Department of Education has released its first draft of K-12 social studies standards for the next ten years, a proposal that omits most of the significant events in American history and focuses, instead, on “systemic racism” and the oppression of “marginalized” people throughout U.S. and Minnesota history. The entire draft can be viewed here. It includes the follow...