US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.
A parish entry reveals an argument that proved pivotal to the abolitionist cause, at a time when an estimated 20,000 Black people were living in the country When the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson gave a sermon in 1787 at Manchester Cathedral – during the city’s first mass meeting against the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans – he saw a “great crowd of black people standing round the pulpit”. However, little is known about Black Mancunians in the Georgian era, which makes one recently redis
A piece of Revolutionary War history that spent more than two centuries hidden underwater is now on display in Georgia's oldest city, just in time for America's 250th anniversary . Nineteen cannons discovered at the bottom of the Savannah River were unveiled Thursday as a part of a new exhibit at the Savannah History Museum. The cannons spent nearly 240 years underwater. "This is the largest discovery of 18th century artillery from a single Revolutionary War naval event," said Nora Fleming Lee,
The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday , historic sites in Philadelphia are spotlighting the people and places tied to the nation’s earliest days — including one of its most enduring symbols: the American flag. While the Founding Fathers are often at the center of Revolutionary War history, one of the country’s most recognizable symbols is traditionally associated with an ordinary woman working from her home in Philadelphia. Betsy Ross, a 24-year-old upholsterer, is traditionally credited with
ABC News · Oct 8
In one of the most spectacular sights on this Fourth of July, a parade of tall ships sailed up the Hudson River in New York City in the largest maritime parade in modern history.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Police are investigating what happened to a boy who was found with significant arm injuries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman is in custody after police found the body of a pre-schooler at a home on the New South Wales Central Coast. Police rushed to the home at Wyong after a 32-year-old woman presented to the local police station on Saturday. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
New South Wales premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after being pushed to adopt the approach by the party’s left. A motion expected to pass the NSW Labor conference with unanimous support on Sunday afternoon will add a plan to take “decisive action” on problem gambling and the growing use of poker machines to its policy platform, amid surging profits for operators and accusations of inaction on reform. The motion, seen by Guardian Australia, incl
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners. An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to children with autism” after claims that it was “offensive” and “clumsy” discrimination. Continue reading...
