From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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London calling: How foreign money is fuelling English football’s southward shift
Dorling is explaining the background to arguably his most famous piece of mapwork, ‘the North-South dividing ... of the Dorling line between 1883 and the outbreak of World War Two in 1939.
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Thailand expands crackdown on cross-border scam compounds
Thailand has expanded a crackdown on scam compounds being run on its borders with police cutting telecom lines into border ...
“Back to the States”
All these moves are supposedly justified by the idea that the federal government does not play a legitimate role in education ...
For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
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Streets Paved with Gold
Great Migrations: A People on The Move is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...
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Anthony Albanese slams ‘evil forces’ dividing Australians after neo-Nazi march in Adelaide
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said the National War Memorial, where the march ... Police speak to three men outside the Botanic Gardens on North Terrace on Sunday.