The Slave Society - The Haitian Revolution is a unique historical event in many ways. It was both an offshoot of the French Revolution, but also an anti-colonialist revolution. It was also the second ...

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The Berkshire County Historical Society's six-week genealogy workshop, part of the Berkshires250, invites participants to ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

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The promised return of “common sense” to America will have lots of people squealing. Already there are people complaining that the most common-sensical things of all are somehow a problem. Take the ...

At least 15 people are dead and dozens injured in New Orleans after a driver plowed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street, police and city officials said. The FBI is ...

Oh democracy, what crimes are committed in thy name? With apologies to French revolutionary Madame Roland for rephrasing her last words, ..

This week's letters discuss policy decisions based on popular opinion; America's upcoming 250th birthday; an interview with ...

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Long before the MAGA hat, a red liberty cap symbolized freedom during the American Revolution and was adopted by the French to usher in a new republic. In the 19th century, a red flag became synon ...