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In the year 1750, the prosperous Oyster Bay merchant Samuel Townsend sent out his sloop Solomon under Capt. John Jones on a voyage to the Virgin Islands. The single-masted ship was loaded with cargo: ...

BUFFALO, NY - Looking at a street map of Buffalo is like looking into history. On the west side, you can see the original street grid of the Village of Black Rock which was laid out by the state of ...

If your new year’s resolution is to read more, and brush up on your history of the Church, a new book makes it easy to keep that pledge. Father Charles Connor, well-known to the EWTN audience for many ...

HYRUM, Cache County — One Utah man has spent the past 50 years collecting different versions of the American flag, starting with the 13 colonies. From the oldest known American battle flag to the ...

Newspapers on the eve of the Revolutionary War -- The long odds against American unity in the 1770s -- The "shot heard round the world" revisited -- "Britain has found means to unite us" -- A rolling ...

CELEBRATING THE COLONIES: Mayor Jay Flowers presents the City Proclamation to Colonial Dames 17th Century in front of City Administration Building. Pictured left to right is Nancy Pyle, Linda Solana, ...

Stich by meticulous stitch, an embroidered panel representing Pennsylvania’s history as one of the original 13 colonies is coming to colorful life in Shaler for this year’s 250th anniversary of the ...