The Island Packet on MSN3d
3,000 jam Beaufort to celebrate bicentennial of Lafayette’s first visit in 1825
Waterfront Park and Bay Street were packed with residents dressed to the nines to see a special visitor who was greeted by ...
Resurrecting the forgotten history of the first enslaved Africans in America
Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...
Greek Reporter1d
Kalavryta: The First Greek Town Liberated From the Ottomans
On March 21, 1821 the Greek rebels started the siege of Kalavryta, making it the first Greek town that was liberated from the ...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia's first female leader
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president on Friday, reaching the highest ...
Greek Reporter4d
March 17, 1821: Greek War of Independence Begins in Mani
Although that date was later designated as the day of revolt and the beginning of the War of Independence, revolutionary acts took place in several areas across the Peloponnese as early as March 17th ...
War 2 Release Date Out: Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR's Actioner Set To Hit The Theatres Ahead Of Independence Day
War 2, the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster, will be released ahead of Independence Day. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, it stars ...
As the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War approaches, Lexington and Concord remain in dispute
A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...
Smithsonian Magazine23d
Was This Little-Known Standoff Between British Soldiers and Colonists the Real Start of the American Revolution?
On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...
Christian Today1dOpinion
A Christian view of talks to end the war in Ukraine
There are Christian principles which need to be borne in mind when assessing the current efforts to bring the war in Ukraine ...
Council on Foreign Relations8d
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?
The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...
Three-war hat trick: An impossible delusion of Trump's?
For his next magic trick, President Donald Trump is determined to end three wars: one is in Gaza, the second in Ukraine and ...
ERR News26d
Estonia celebrates Independence Day: How was freedom declared in 1918?
The first nationwide movements appeared in the 1860s ... Soviet Russia invaded on November 28, starting the Estonian War of Independence. Coming within 30 kilometers of Tallinn, the Red Army was ...