10 Civil War-era piers in Susquehanna River demolished by Amtrak, despite opposition over historical value
A contractor for Amtrak removed the final ruins of an 1866 rail bridge from the Susquehanna River last month, despite ...
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Conflict in Syria
What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...
This Altadena gravesite is officially a historical landmark. After decades, here’s how it got there
The grave of Owen Brown, abolitionist and son of John Brown, who led a raid at Harpers Ferry, Va. to end slavery.
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Frank Barthell: For fiery abolitionist John Brown, justice and violence commingled in Kansas struggles
Late in the evening of May 24, 1856, abolitionist John Brown, five of his sons, and three other Free State compatriots ...
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Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start in the winter, Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW — Poland’s prime minister said Tuesday that negotiations over Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine could start in the winter, as his country prepares to take over the rotating ...
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Ferry civil servant felt 'let down' by ministers
A senior civil servant has written to two ministers to say he was "badly let down" by a failure to clarify the delay in a ferry tender process wasn't down to a mistake he made on social media.
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What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region
The primary group behind the offensive is believed to be Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (known as HTS or Tahrir al-Sham), which emerged at the outset of the Syrian civil war. It is an offshoot of an Al ...
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Key players in Syria’s long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, left, looking at a map with senior officers from the Iranian military as they visit a front line in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (Syrian Central Military Media, via ...
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On This Day | 165 years after abolitionist John Brown’s hanging
John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening ... John Brown’s last written words The Civil War — the deadliest war in U.S. history — started due ...
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On This Day | 165 years after abolitionist John Brown’s hanging
John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started ... John Brown’s last written words The Civil War — the deadliest war in U.S. history — started due ...
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What’s next for the Middle East as Syria’s civil war is suddenly reignited
Nick Schifrin discussed the reignition of the civil war and its implications with Charles Lister of the Middle East Institute. In Syria today, Russian and Syrian warplanes targeted civilian areas ...
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Syria War Map Shows Territory Captured as Rebels Advance
An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the ... in 2011 which has a key role in the Syrian civil war. The leader of the Islamist Group (IS) Abu ...