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Labor Day History: 11 Facts You Need To Know

Yes, Monday is a federal holiday in the United States, but Labor Day is much more than that. Labor Day has a rich history centered around workers. This year, it has particular meaning as hundreds of thousands Americans try to get back to work.

Author gathers basketball history on 1,200 Indiana high schools

In writing a book about the history of Hoosier basketball, Emerson Houck stumbled upon an interesting phenomenon.

Fascinating facts and a few mysteries amid the Lincoln artifacts

Senior military historian and curator Gordon L. Jones is standing in the middle of an Atlanta History Center gallery packed with powerhouse documents, literal pages from early American history, his eyes focusing on something almost invisible.

Take your kids on a magical history tour

With the right preparation, visiting historical sites can be as fun as a day at the beach -- and a lot more interesting.

Dr. Farley gives Rotarians a 'constitutional' lesson

Cambridge Rotarians received a brief history lesson on interesting facts about the U.S. Constitution at the club's Wednesday meeting. To commemorate Constitution

Kyle Busch one win from Nationwide record

Sam Ard didn't do it. Neither did Jack Ingram. Or Dale Earnhardt Jr. Or Martin Truex Jr. Or even Kevin Harvick. No, no driver in the 28-year history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series has won 11 races in a single season.

Beating the odds

All eyes were on history teacher Chris Hardwicke when he “revived” a student lying on his classroom’s floor at Valley High School. “He’s going to die or we think he’s going to die,” he said, before applying imaginary defibrillators to the student’s chest. “We hit him, boom. He bounces back up.”

Historian brings Conshohocken stories to life

Jack Coll probably won’t get rich composing local history books. No matter, the Conshohocken man reasons: “The important thing is making sure the history survives.”

'Pennhurst Asylum' Halloween attraction draws strong opinions

EAST VINCENT — The creators of Pennhurst Asylum insist the Halloween attraction, set to open on the grounds of the former state school and hospital Sept. 24, is not based on facts or aimed at insulting anyone.

Morning Minutes: Sept. 4

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