Posts Tagged History
Former New Orleans Mayor Visits Virginia, Talks Confederate Monuments
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 19, 2019
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (Credit: Creative Commons)
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was in Richmond Tuesday. He spoke with the city’s mayor and shared some of the things he learned in his quest to remove the Confederate monuments in his city. Mallory Noe-Payne was at the event and has this report.
Connecting Past to Present: Facing Uncomfortable Truths, Honoring UVA’s Slaves at First Symposium
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 25, 2017
More than 50 people spent the night behind UVA’s Pavilion IX during the Slave Dwelling Project’s largest ever sleepover. (Credit: Jordy Yager)
The Slave Dwelling Project recently held its largest ever event at the University of Virginia to commemorate the hundreds of enslaved men, women and children who built and ran the school in the 19th century. Nearly 3-dozen panels saw more than 100 speakers over the three days. But at the center was an outdoor sleepover in near freezing temperatures, where the enslaved would have slept. Jordy Yager reports.
First Thanksgiving in New England? Virginia Beat Them to It.
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 28, 2016
Credit: The First Thanksgiving / Jean Louis Gerome Ferris
Here’s a little Thanksgiving trivia for your holiday table. The Pilgrims did not celebrate the first Thanksgiving. That’s a distinction claimed by Florida. Even Virginia has an earlier Thanksgiving than Massachusetts. Michael Pope has more.
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From NPR News- Coronavirus: Americans Cheer As Evacuation Flight From Wuhan Reaches U.S. January 29, 2020"The whole plane erupted in cheers when the crew said, 'Welcome home to the United States,' " according to Alaska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink.
- Space Traffic Is Surging, And Critics Worry There Could Be A Crash January 29, 2020As private companies race into orbit, some experts in satellite operations say there isn't enough public infrastructure to keep all the satellites safe.
- The Thinking Behind China's Quarantines ... And (Illegal) Village Blockades January 29, 2020To contain the Wuhan coronavirus, the government is taking official actions. And some villages are taking matters into their own hands.
- 1 Simple Step Could Help Election Security. Governments Aren't Doing It January 29, 2020Local governments could perform a simple upgrade to make it clear to voters that they are reading from a legitimate source. But on the whole, they aren't doing it.
- Impeachment Trial Moves To Question Phase, While Witness Vote Looms January 29, 2020Over the next two days, senators will be able to ask questions of both prosecutors and defense lawyers. A much-anticipated vote on bringing in witnesses to the trial could happen as early as Friday.
- Coronavirus: Americans Cheer As Evacuation Flight From Wuhan Reaches U.S. January 29, 2020
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- Northern: Rail firm brought under government control January 29, 2020The government is to take control of the troubled train operator after two years of passenger chaos.
- Coronavirus: Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined January 29, 2020Those returning from the centre of the coronavirus outbreak could be taken to a UK military facility.
- BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive January 29, 2020There will be cuts to Radio 5 Live and BBC Two’s Newsnight as part of an £80m savings drive.
- Seriously ill wait more than hour for ambulance January 29, 2020Heart attack and stroke patients are among those facing long delays for crews to arrive, BBC finds.
- Snotsicles and snowdrifts: Extreme climate science January 29, 2020Scientists face some unique challenges working in the harsh conditions of the Antarctic.
- Northern: Rail firm brought under government control January 29, 2020
