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- Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine April 18, 2019The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections.
- See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted April 18, 2019Attorney General William Barr explained before the release of the special counsel report that the law and regulations kept him from including everything that Mueller uncovered, as well as how.
- Tiny Earthquakes Happen Every Few Minutes In Southern California, Study Finds April 18, 2019A new catalog of Southern California earthquakes is 10 times larger than its predecessor list. The details of frequent, small quakes help scientists study what triggers large, destructive ones.
- Highlights From The Mueller Report, Annotated April 18, 2019A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.
- READ: The Mueller Report, With Redactions April 18, 2019Attorney General William Barr has released special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Democrats have pushed for Congress to get an unredacted version.
- Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine April 18, 2019
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- Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired' April 18, 2019Details are emerging from the mammoth 448-page report into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- Mueller report: Six things we only just learned April 18, 2019The report contains enough potential red flags to spur congressional scrutiny of the president.
- Santorini deaths: London teachers killed in buggy crash April 18, 2019Milly and Toby Savill were on Santorini when the buggy they were in fell into a ravine.
- Sophie Gradon: Love Island star took own life April 18, 2019Former beauty queen Sophie Gradon was found dead by her boyfriend who killed himself days later.
- Professional footballers to boycott social media for 24 hours in racism protest April 18, 2019Footballers will boycott social media for 24 hours on Friday in protest at the way social networks and football authorities respond to racism.
- Mueller report: Trump 'tried to get special counsel fired' April 18, 2019
