This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Oct 5, 2013
Ballast stones found in the Connecticut River may be tied to a
battle in which the British set fire to 25 vessels, the war's largest
maritime loss.
Source: New York Times
Oct 5, 2013
"Maybe some of us have not paid our taxes," one Greek farmer says, "but
that is nothing compared to what they did."
Source: Daily Astorian
Oct 4, 2013
The government shutdown reaches historical tourists on the coast.
Source: Associated Press
Oct 4, 2013
Giap was a national hero whose legacy was second only
to that of his mentor, founding President Ho Chi Minh.
Source: The Atlantic
Oct 3, 2013
A new, large-format book captures the dawn of comics, when the medium
had no rules and its messages were surprisingly irreverent.
Source: WGCU (Tampa)
Oct 3, 2013
The Robert W. Saunders Senior Library stands athwart history.
Source: New York Daily News
Oct 3, 2013
Thursday's fatal shooting in front of the U.S. Capitol building follows in a long tradition.
Source: The Telegraph
Oct 2, 2013
The original autobahn is to be repaved.
Source: BBC News Magazine
Oct 2, 2013
Jennifer Teege was shocked to discover her grandfather was a Nazi
concentration camp commandant. Her mother never told her, and as a child
she never knew her father - a Nigerian student with whom her mother had
a brief affair. This is her story.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Oct 2, 2013
88-year-old Joe McGrain was turned away from the U.S. Air Force museum.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Oct 2, 2013
Anja Adriaans is searching for
a copy of "This is Nijmegen."
Source: Coventry University
Oct 1, 2013
Viking culture was surprisingly complex.
Source: New York Times
Oct 1, 2013
The Budget and Impoundment Control Act set up Congress for an October shutdown.
Source: The Los Angeles Times
Oct 1, 2013
The Economy Hub cites Abraham Lincoln as a source of inspiration to create peace in Congress.
Source: CNN.com
Oct 1, 2013
The veterans are visiting Washington, D.C. as part of the Honor Flight Network.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 1, 2013
What to expect from here.
Source: France24
Oct 1, 2013
The move comes as France prepares to mark the centennial of the "Great War."
Source: Daily Mail
Sep 30, 2013
Modern nomadic groups draw from traditional historical culture while still using technology.
Source: LiveScience
Sep 30, 2013
The city thrived between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago.
Source: National Geographic
Sep 30, 2013
The eruption has been pinpointed to the Samalas volcano.
