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Before Google maps, there was Gladys West, the woman who shaped modern GPS technology
In the 1930s, in segregated Sutherland town south of Richmond, Virginia, USA, there were two occupational options for black women. They could either work for penurious pay on local sharecropping ...
The New Yorker1d
The Other Side of Sherman’s March
The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...
Greek Reporter1d
Map Sheds Light on Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
A 16th-century map could offer insights into the enigma surrounding the settlers of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Established in 1587 on the island that now shares its name, near the current North ...
Key clue to fate of early American colonists found in Governor John White's 400-year-old map
The only clue left behind was the word Croatoan carved on a wooden post. An ancient map dating back 400 years, titled La ...
Former post office turned loft hits market in Jamaica Plain
A unique live-work space in Jamaica Plain, once a post office, is on sale for $1.85 million. The property offers a loft-style ...
Woman whose ex-husband is accused of killing her over a hickey remembered at Brooklyn funeral
Mourners filled an East Flatbush church Friday to bid a last goodbye to the 47-year-old woman whose ex-husband is accused of killing her in a fit of jealous rage after he spotted a hickey on her neck.