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A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II
In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.
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Buck Inn served as North Alton’s hub for farmers and travelers
Today is Tuesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2025. There are 239 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while ...
On This Day: FDR establishes Works Progress Administration
On May 6, 1935, in the depths of the Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing the ...
America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...
Roosevelt ISD voters OK district's $58.5M bond package in municipal election
Roosevelt ISD voters gave the district's $58.5 million bond package the go-ahead, with nearly 68% of votes supporting the ...
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Before Dolly's Imagination Library, There Were The Appalachian Bookwomen
From Pack Horse Libraries during the Great Depression to Bookmobiles in the 1950s and nurses on horseback delivering aid in ...
DAR’s Texas Centennial markers designated San Antonio’s historical entrances
Of three possible historical markers, the one facing Mission San José got plenty of coverage in newspapers and the DAR’s ...
On This Day: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states
On May 3, 1999, 76 tornadoes tore across the U.S. Plains states, killing about 50 people and injuring hundreds.