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In telling the story of Northern slavery, Mass. woman hopes to help others reckon with the impacts
Slavery played a pivotal role in building the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. The Royall House and Slave Quarters, a former plantation, now serves as a museum.
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In telling the story of Northern slavery, Mass. woman hopes to help others reckon with the impacts
When it comes to studying Massachusetts history, most of the focus is on the freedom trail and the revolutionary war. But slavery played a pivotal role in building the country and the commonwealth. As part of Black Heritage Month, NBC 10 Boston’s Latoyia Edwards visited a former plantation turned museum, where this painful part of the past is being...
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How to see the original tea from the Boston Tea Party
An original bottle of tea from the Boston Tea Party is on display to mark the 250th anniversary of the seminal moment in American history this Saturday. The Massachusetts Historical Society is sharing their original artifacts from the night of Dec. 16, 1773, including the tea, a letter written by John Adams about the iconic moment and the Edes family…
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Announcements and events ahead of Boston Tea Party Commemoration
December 16th will mark 250 years since the Boston Tea Party. There will be plenty of commemorative events and activities to celebrate this anniversary. After learning a few facts about the historic event, Hannah heads to Sam Adams Taproom to learn more about a special brew made for the celebration.
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Learning about the Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Hannah visits the Plimoth Patuxet Museums to see the historic sites and various exhibitions. She talks to Deputy Director Tom Begley about what the museums have to offer.
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A Revolutionary Experience: Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
December 16th will cap off a series of commemorations honoring 250 years since the Boston Tea Party. There will be a reenactment of the event in Boston Harbor and many other events. Hannah learned more about a special project that’s shedding light on who participated in the rebellion and much more. She was joined in conversation with, Evan O’Brien- Creative...
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Hitler's birthplace is being turned into a police station
The move is intended to make it unattractive as a place of pilgrimage for Nazi sympathizers and hate groups.
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The world's oldest shoes? Sandals found in bat cave are thousands of years old, study finds
The sandals are the “earliest and widest-ranging” collection of prehistoric footwear ever found in Europe, a new study said.
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Rare tickets to Ford's Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500
A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — has sold at auction for $262,500.
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250 years since the Boston Tea Party: Upcoming commemorative events
This December will mark the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most influential events in American history. The anniversary will be marked in a ‘revolutionary’ way. Evan O’Brien, Creative Director of Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, explains what people can expect.
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What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what you need to know about this important holiday.
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UMass Professor Shares Lessons From Visit to Japanese Internment Camp
UMass Boston Professor Paul Watanabe hopes exposing his students to the injustices of the past can prevent them from happening in the future.
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Professor Shares Painful Memories of Japanese Interment Camps to Avoid Repeating History
One of the main lessons of history is to not repeat the errors of the past. It’s why UMass Boston Professor Paul Watanabe brings his students to the Japanese internment camp where his family was forced to live for four and half years during WWII. It is an emotionally draining journey into the California desert in April, for them...
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Lessons From Visit to Japanese Internment Camp
A professor at UMass Boston is using his own family’s experience to teach an often-forgotten section of American history.
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Explorers Find WWII Ship Sunk With Over 1,000 Allied POWs
Explorers have announced they found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives.
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Holocaust Survivor Shares 60-Year Secret: He Arrested One of Hitler's Top Officers
One of the architects of the Holocaust was Arthur Seyss-Inquart, one of the most loyal and high-ranking officers of Hitler’s Nazi party. He might have escaped justice the day the Nazis surrendered, if not for a NYC man who shared his heroic story for the first time
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When is Women's History Month? Everything You Need to Know
Decades before the month-long celebration came to be, some Americans celebrated “Women’s Day.”
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Project Aims to Reveal the Full History of Boston's Famed Old North Church
The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark of the Revolution, but what we are taught is dictated by who is writing the story.
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Pieces of History: Old North Church Records Reveal Untold Stories of Black and Indigenous Parishioners
When we read about the birthplace of America, Boston is in bold print. The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark. But while many of us have heard one piece of its history, there are many other stories to be told. What most of us know is that high atop the steeple in 1775, a signal sparked the…
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Connecticut Considers Exonerating Accused Witches Centuries After Hangings
Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. The Windsor town clerk registered the death on May 26, 1647, in a diary entry that read: “Alse Young was hanged.” Young was the first of nine…