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19th Century ‘Afric-American Picture Gallery’ Brought To Life At Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...
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Archaeologists Stunned After Unearthing Relics Beneath a 19th-Century American School
An ancient cellar was found beneath a controversial American school, leading to an interesting discovery of its contents.
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The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft
S OME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the ...
19th-century American artist shared watercolor self-portrait with lover; internet calls it ‘the classiest nude…'
Before there were DMs or selfies, there were watercolour self-portraits, and an American artist boldly used one to send a ...
'Tell those stories': Greenlawn Cemetery excavation revealing hundreds of 19th century burials amid Henry Street expansion
Amid the excavation of part of the city's first cemetery, an archaeology firm has found more than 1,100 graves filled with 19th century artifacts.
Why Do We Call American Flags 'Old Glory'? The Full Story Behind the Patriotic Nickname
The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...
He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.
The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...