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January 13, 2020 1:00 AM

History Forum: White women and their role in upholding white supremacy

Historian Elizabeth Gillespie McRae speaks at the History Forum about the role white women played in maintaining white supremacy in America.

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January 10, 2020 2:30 PM

Education on history of Indian boarding schools gets a boost

A national organization based in Minnesota is trying to educate people about the trauma Native American children suffered at government run boarding schools, and promote healing in Native communities across the country. A new $10 million grant will help support that effort.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 5, 2020 8:28 PM

Renovation chief: Notre Dame Cathedral is not saved yet

The French general overseeing the reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is not saved yet because there's still a risk its vaulted ceilings might collapse.

by The Associated Press

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January 2, 2020 3:10 PM

Some lawmakers support removing slavery reference from Minnesota Constitution

Minnesota may soon join other states in eliminating an outdated reference to slavery in the state's constitution.

by Briana Bierschbach

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December 29, 2019 7:51 PM

Tracing your family's roots may soon get a lot more expensive

Access to some genealogical records kept by the U.S. government may get a lot more expensive, especially for those seeking family records for immigrants from the late 1800s to mid-1900s.

by David Greene

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December 25, 2019 1:00 AM

Humankind documentaries: 'World War I Christmas Eve Truce' and 'Reclaiming the Holidays”

Two documentaries from the Humankind series produced by David Freudberg

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December 24, 2019 8:14 AM

Nearly 80 years on, the USO still keeps service members connected to home

The United Service Organizations aims to bring the comforts of home to armed forces around the world as well as help civilians understand more about modern military life.

by Austin Cross

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December 17, 2019 7:35 PM

Archaeologists discover ancient Greek royal tombs dating back 3,500 years

Among the findings are a gold pendant with the image of an Egyptian goddess, suggesting wider interaction between ancient Greece and Egypt than previously known.

by Richard Gonzales

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December 17, 2019 3:57 PM

What ancient 'chewing gum' can tell us about life 5,700 years ago

For the first time ever, scientists managed to extract an entire human genome from the gum. It told them a lot about the person chewing it.

by Merrit Kennedy

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December 7, 2019 12:55 PM

Somber ceremony marks 78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Organizers of the public event at the Hawaii naval base said attendees included about a dozen survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack, the youngest of whom are now in their late 90s.

by The Associated Press

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