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There are differences between pretty dogs, cute dogs, and beautiful dogs. A pretty dog is a dog that is pleasing to look at ...
On Sunday two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” Th ...
Lincoln County Historical Association's summer camp program teaches children ages 8-15 about 18th- and 19th-century ...
President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. See how those policies affected everyday Americans in ...
The "Circle of Chains" memorial by Steven Whyte, powerfully honors the enslaved individuals who contributed to the state's ...
In 1848 or thereabouts, a talented artist painted an almost life-size group portrait of the three children of one of the ...
The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in ...
Inside the 19th-century Baltimore tradition that stubbornly persists Arabber Keith Chesley carefully fills the horse-drawn cart with vegetables and fruits to sell on the streets of Baltimore.
The Bray School opened in 1760 and was North America’s first institution to educate both enslaved and free Black children. However, the Bray School’s underlying goals offer a stark example of the ...
The 19th century is often referred to as the “dark century” for child labor exploitation. In factories, children worked 13 to 15 hours a day, performing tasks that no machine could replicate.
More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, papier-mâché or composition in the Sonneberg and ...