Project to ID blacks in Revolutionary War
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Thousands of black men fought for American independence during the Revolutionary War, yet their contributions rarely appear in modern history books.
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Blog: New blog site, started by political veterans and bloggers, is trying something new--allowing Net roots activists to help write legislation.
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Researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Pittsburgh have mixed technology, art and science to re-create the real face of George Washington. Using anthropology, 3-D scanning and digital reconstruction, the 2 1/2-year project has culminated in new life-size figures of the nation's first president and some say the images are the most accurate yet of Washington at a younger age.
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Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to help uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished a few years after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.
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The story of an enslaved African royal who became a key figure in the abolitionist movement has remained largely obscure. But a new documentary has rediscovered it
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Congressional Gold Medal recipients from 1776 to present:
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In this illustration released by the APVA Preservation Virginia, tools for the surgeon&#39;s chest, taken from John Woodall&#39;s &#39;The Surgeon&#39;s Mate,&#39; published in 1617, are shown.
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They range from surgeons and scholars to illiterate refugees from some of the world's worst hellholes &#151; a dizzyingly varied stream of African immigrants to the United States. More than 1 million strong and growing, they are enlivening America's cities and altering how the nation confronts its racial identity.
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Just in time for Memorial Day in the U.S., Ancestry.com has posted what it calls the largest collection of U.S. military records available and searchable online.
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Also: Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Verid's service searches public records for difficult-to-answer questions that can be used to establish the identity of a user.
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Dragging radar equipment behind a farm tractor, scientists Thursday scanned an old rail yard for buried artifacts from Savannah's bloody Revolutionary War battle in 1779.
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Exploring the family tree in search of roots (or royal family connections).
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âThe Migration of the Negro,â Jacob Lawrenceâs series of small pictures, is most effective when seen complete.
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[World News] London, Sep 30 : Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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The race is forcing a generation of Americans to examine the decisions they made back then.
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Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished shortly after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.