In Alaska today, the Iditarod dogsled race is celebrated as the “race of mercy,” commemorating the 1925 trip of dog teams from Anchorage to Nome. They were carrying life-saving serum to save […]
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The Groundhog Day tradition officially began in America on February 2, 1887. Since that time, the event has taken place at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (84 miles north of
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Just as Steven Spielberg filmed a little-known story of Lincoln and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, two other filmmakers, screenwriting duo Nina and Salvador Litvak, found themselves fascinated by another untold story of Lincoln — the one told by his dear friend and self-appointed bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon.
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Today on President Barack Obama’s second inauguration is a good time to look back at other presidential inaugurations: Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration was held on March 4, 1861. There were
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In commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG) partnership has launched an initiative of national significance called the Living 
Legacy Project. The plan is to dedicate a tree for each of the more than 620,000 soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
The mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle is known the world over.
What isn’t as well known is what first led to the belief that this triangular cut of ocean–from Miami to Bermuda to the island of Puerto Rico–had preternatural powers to suck in any man-made thing that came its way.
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