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1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (129+ words) WCVB Historic artifacts and documents from the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts, which is now a floating museum, were recently returned after being discovered by a family in Texas. The returned items include a folder labeled ‘Plan of the…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (468+ words) On September 17, 1787, America’s Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution, creating a government that would fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence, signed 11 years earlier. The framers very consciously wrote a Constitution that, in many ways, reflects the words of…...

1+ hour ago   (555+ words) Hundreds of people filled the church on Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the bombing. The church marked the anniversary with the opening of a new visitors center that leaders said is aimed at educating people about one of the most…...

35+ min ago   (250+ words) The Battleship Massachusetts has recovered a set of historical artifacts that had been missing from the museum ship for three decades. The FBI’s Boston Division announced Sept. 15 that its Art Crime Team has returned to Battleship Cove nine items taken…...

35+ min ago   (102+ words) “Legacy of the Land: Treaties and the Shaping of America" at the Putnam Museum & Science Center -- September 18 through February 7. Exhibition Preview: Friday, September 18, 5:30 p.m. Exhibit: Saturday, September 19, through Sunday, February 7 Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport IA Developed in…...

51+ min ago   (363+ words) Today is Oct. 3. On this date in: 1789: George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26 as the first national Thanksgiving Day. On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln changed it to the final Thursday in November. President Franklin D. Roosevelt later changed to the fourth Thursday…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (231+ words) The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 15 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $244,500 awarded to 15 historic religious properties throughout New York State. This includes $10,000 to Kingsboro Assembly of God in Gloversville to help fund stained-glass restoration of the southeast stairwell windows. GLOVERSVILLE…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (134+ words) Moultrie Observer DAR celebrates Constitution Week Published 11:39 am Tuesday, September 15, 2026 John Benning Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, celebrated Constitution Week with the signing of a proclamation. Surrounded by members of the chapter, Mayor Bill McIntosh and County Commission Chair…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (201+ words) Posted By: David Bell September 15, 2026 GRAHAM COUNTY — A pair of events will celebrate the signing of the nation’s most important document, the Constitution, on Sept. 17. “Which is a neat day, because that was the day the Constitution was signed about…...

50+ min ago   (555+ words) Hundreds of people filled the church on Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the bombing. The church marked the anniversary with the opening of a new visitors center that leaders said is aimed at educating people about one of the most…...