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Explore the Past and Present of Atlantic Avenue With Local Experts
The Center for Brooklyn History and the Municipal Art Society are hosting a panel to explore the impact of the proposed ...
Crews battle massive fire in Chicago Lawn
A massive fire broke out at a vacant building in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood, causing a possible building collapse ...
America’s oldest Black town is in Illinois — and it’s dying. But the fight has begun to save it
You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...
Daily Express US on MSN21h
Terrifying map shows scale of LA wildfire compared to New York City and London
The Palisades Fire is one of multiple wildfires across LA that have left two people dead and forced the evacuation of ...
Jimmy Carter national day of mourning: What’s open and closed in NYC
A national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter will be observed nationwide Thursday. President Biden declared the observance shortly after Carter’s death on Dec. 29 at age 100. He ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Dramatic Rescue of the Citizen Sailors Who Patrolled the Atlantic Coast Looking for Nazi U-Boats
During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday Americans who risked their lives watching out for enemy ...
The Bismarck Tribune2d
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at ...
America’s oldest Black town is in metro-east. It’s dying, but there’s a fight to save it
Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and ...