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You Say You Want a Revolution?new

In which our embedded "foreign" correspondent joins a crew of noise-rock fans to re-enact the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont's only Revolutionary War encounter.

Boston Phoenix | James Parker | 07-19-2007 | History

Choosing Icons: A Frank Lloyd Wright Story of Buffalonew

The architect pointed his cane: "Who did this? Who made these changes? This is not my work."

Artvoice | Bruce Fisher | 07-06-2007 | History

A History Lesson in Hatenew

As early as the late 1800s, Berlin was a bustling liberal city. It boasted numerous gay clubs and drag bars. Organized gay groups were common. Shows featuring female impersonators had become almost passé.

Orlando Weekly | Deanna Sheffield | 07-05-2007 | History

Treasured Torah

Synagogue safeguards sacred text orphaned by Holocaust

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 07-05-2007 | History

Wings of a Dovenew

OK, they were pigeons, but the onslaught of birds brought a congregation to serve a church that needed their help -- and yours, too.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 07-03-2007 | History

Tags: religion, Church, history, augusta, Ga., historic preservation, Southern Baptist Convention

New Info Uncovered on Campaign to Crush the Progressive Minersnew

Bombings, shootings, and other violence were common during the labor strife of the 1930s, when two unions battled for supremacy in the central Illinois coalfields.

Illinois Times | C.D. Stelzer | 06-21-2007 | History

Pop Rocksnew

This Father's Day, remember the best of Dad's musical generation.

Sacramento News & Review | Kel Munger | 06-14-2007 | History

Jazz Rescuersnew

Archivists battle time, neglect and Hurricane Katrina to preserve New Orleans' musical history and landmarks.

Gambit | Alison Fensterstock | 06-12-2007 | History

Hiding Out in Sacramento in 1967new

The Summer of Love was centered in San Francisco, but California's Central Valley got its share of hippies, trippers and Panthers, too.

Sacramento News & Review | Sasha Abramsky | 06-07-2007 | History

Card Shark: National Postcard Weeknew

Deltiologist Donald Brown gets ready to show off nearly a million postcards.

Philadelphia City Paper | J.F. Pirro | 05-08-2007 | History

Tuskegee Airman Lewis Lynch: An Appreciationnew

The lasting legacy of a native son.

Riverfront Times | Paul Friswold | 04-13-2007 | History

Grove of Dreamsnew

The life and times of orange picker-turned-big leaguer Jesse Flores.

OC Weekly | Gustavo Arellano | 04-10-2007 | History

Desegregating Pasadena's Public Schoolsnew

The story of a group of parents who fought all the way to the Supreme Court to change education forever.

Pasadena Weekly | Kevin Uhrich | 04-09-2007 | History

The Link Between Honest Abe and George W.new

The Walkers were kin to man who helped put Lincoln in the White House.

Illinois Times | Roger Hughes | 04-05-2007 | History

Bush's Slavesnew

Records show the Walker branch of President George W. Bush's family, which settled in central Illinois, included slave owners.

Illinois Times | Roger Hughes | 04-05-2007 | History

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