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An Early “Decoration Day” Celebration
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In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and…

May 25, 2026
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How Long, Not Long 
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After marching from Selma, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and…

Jan 19, 2026
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The Erie Canal Turns 200
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The colossal project created a valuable connection between the U.S. interior and the Atlantic Ocean when it opened in October…

Sep 29, 2025
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The First Labor Day Parade
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New York City’s Manhattan Island was the site of the nation’s first Labor Day parade on September 5, 1882.

Sep 1, 2025
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The Potomac Island Where History Took Flight
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Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island…

Aug 19, 2025
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Lost Towns of the Quabbin
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Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of a reservoir in central Massachusetts that’s home to submerged towns…

Aug 11, 2025
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A BIG Moment for Apollo 11
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Well-wishers in Hawaii welcomed the astronauts on July 26, 1969, after they landed on the Moon, splashed down in the…

Jul 24, 2025
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A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate
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The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.

Feb 17, 2025
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Laboring at Big Bend Tunnel
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The setting for John Henry’s legendary contest with a steam-powered drill may have been this tunnel through Big Bend Mountain…

Sep 2, 2024
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