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She was known as the ‘Lily of the Mohawk.’ She was an Iroquois maiden. She could be seen nailing crosses on trees and praying for hours in the…
The names ring familiar even for those who haven’t studied their history since their school days.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As the U.S. faces a reckoning over its history of racism, some Native American tribal nations that once owned slaves also…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared in May that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a pe…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee governor’s administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago whil…
(THE CONVERSATION) This is a tough year for the Georgia peach. In February, growers fretted about warm winter temperatures, which prevented so…
When someone walks into Dr. Tom Hyde’s practice in Morristown, Tenn. the first thing they’ll notice is the ornate fountain that sits squarely …
FRANKLIN, Tenn.- The Battle of Franklin Trust is now offering a $40 Tennessee Campaign ticket, allowing visitors guided house tours at three o…
Editor’s Note: This story was filed to the Associated Press in 2018 for the 100 year anniversary of the Spanish Flu.
Spring 1939, more specifically May, was supposed to be not only the time of seasonal rebirth of Earth, but also a time of healing, new allianc…
Every spring I think of the Battle of Shiloh, which occurred in April 1862 in Hardin County. Here are some of the more interesting things I’ve…
Being a direct descendant of Revolutionary soldiers, I often pondered on the question of what my ancestors looked like.
Being a direct descendant of Revolutionary soldiers, I often pondered on the question of what my ancestors looked like.
Freedom Riders were groups of Civil Rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protes…
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. The Germans had al…
On January 4, 2020 the Tennesseans for Living History hosted a period-correct Christmas celebration and dinner.
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