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‘We were here before Fort Worth’: A struggle to preserve historic Black settlements
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoSmall but thriving freedmen colonies dating back to the 1800s have slowly vanished. The descendants...
Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance Canada· 3 months agoFind a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a...
In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope...
The Conversation Canada via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoA view of the Grand Canyon after a snowfall. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images In his collection of essays...
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoFOREST PARK, Illinois (AP) — Mayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting...
The top dark sky parks in all 50 states with the clearest nights to enjoy mesmerizing meteor showers
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoMap of the US at night lit up.HUM Images / Contributor / Getty Images City lights pollute the night...
‘Now it never will be forgotten’: Illinois’ New Philadelphia becomes a national park
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago“Ever since this New Philadelphia was established, everybody has known or knew it was a special...
The Town Where George Washington Went to Relax is Pretty Cute
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoG. Edward Johnson/Wikimedia CommonsWhen driving long distances, I always prefer to take the scenic...
Top 10 most livable small to midsize cities where the median home price is $500,000 or less
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoBroomfield, Colorado, is near the famous Flatirons on the Rocky Mountain front...
Tax Legal Weed and Give the Money to Drug War Victims
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty“Tis the season to get funding for your...
The most notorious unsolved crime in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoCrime scene tape.Joos Mind/Getty Images There are serial killers still at large decades after their crimes. The identity of victims also remains unknown...