Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list
The biennial list is intended to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.
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Fifty Years Ago, Angola Looked Forward to a False Dawn
January 15 marks 50 years since the Alvor Agreement promised Angola’s independence from Portugal. Yet the new state was ...
Hampton Roads woman reflects on historic trip to Angola with Biden at Fort Monroe event
Wanda Tucker — a descendant of the first Africans brought from Angola to English-speaking North America — returned to her ...
Roundtable highlights Dr. Tucker’s historic trip to Angola with President Biden
A woman returned to her roots more than 400 years after her ancestors and alongside President Joe Biden at that. In December, President Biden made history by become the ...
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Petersburg building recognized as new national historic landmark
WASHINGTON — Five new national historic landmarks recognizing women’s contributions to American history, including Azurest South in Petersburg, were announced by the U.S. Department of the ...
Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: the story of 11 Africans in South America’s gold mines in the 1500s
Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...
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Manenggon Concentration Camp designated as National Historic Landmark
Manenggon Concentration Camp in Yona has been designated as a National Historic Landmark by Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, a release from the agency states. Haaland announced the designations ...
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Va. courthouse named after civil rights lawyer designated as landmark
A Loudoun County courthouse recently named after influential civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston has been designated as a national historical landmark. The courthouse in Leesburg was ...
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This NC road was just named a historic landmark. Learn more about ‘America’s Favorite Drive’
The Blue Ridge Parkway, a route in the western part of the state known for its scenic views of the Appalachian Mountains, was named a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. National Park Service ...
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Petersburg building designated as National Historic Landmark
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A building in Petersburg has been designated as a new National Historic Landmark (NHL) for its architecture and representation of the African American and LGBTQ+ ...
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Billionaire Jeff Greene sells historic Palm Beach post office building to Breakers resort
The new owner bought the property through a Florida entity named The Breakers Palm Beach Inc. The building cannot be demolished because of its historic status. The town granted it landmark status ...
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Jackie Robinson Ballpark could be named a national historic landmark
AS WESH 2’S PAMELA COMME REPORTS, THE PUSH TO MAKE JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK IN DAYTONA BEACH A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IS NOW ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY. SOMETIMES LIFE’S ALL ABOUT BEING ...