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Enchanted exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden brings fairy tails and folklore to life
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (162+ words) Enchanted Garden offers visitors an opportunity to see life-sized sculptures of fairy tale wonder at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden... Visitors to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden will find a new outdoor exhibit through November. Enchanted Garden features life-sized sculptures…...
How the Capital Region honored the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (66+ words) Many people today remembered where they were on the terrifying day of Sept. 11, 2001. Several ceremonies and events were held all across the Capital Region to honor the lives lost that day. Many people today remembered where they were on the…...
‘Stumbling stones' honor enslaved people who helped build Arlington
17+ hour, 43+ min ago (227+ words) Nine new bronze markers line the streets of Arlington, Virginia, called “stumbling stones.” They memorialize nine enslaved people who helped build Arlington County and the U.S. Each of the stones are placed in the sidewalk of the last known…...
Arlington event shines a light on the history of three Black neighborhoods – WTOP News
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (12+ words) Artist Zane Killgo will present digital collages he created depicting the neighborhoods....
DPAA Eyes Exhumation to Identify Korean War Unknown at Arlington
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (674+ words) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is seeking to exhume and identify the remains of the Korean War service member buried as an Unknown beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The proposal reflects the agency’s…...
The Night Alexandria Cheered When 40 Electric Streetlights Came On
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (270+ words) On Sept. 17, 1889, Alexandrians gathered in the streets to see something astonishing: 40 electric streetlights coming to life for the first time. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Any evening now looks perfectly ordinary in Alexandria: lamps glowing over sidewalks, headlights moving along city streets and…...
Heber sculptor displays statue at Utah Capitol to honor America250
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (311+ words) Heber City sculptor Steven Neal is hard at work on 71 pieces of art centered on the Book of Mormon and the country’s founding. Two patriotic statues, Neal’s depiction of George Washington and his friend Michael Hall’s sculpture of Thomas Jefferson,…...
Morgantown hosting National Hispanic Heritage Month Festival
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (63+ words) WNKY Social Media & Info Morgantown hosting National Hispanic Heritage Month Festival MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The City of Morgantown is hosting its National Hispanic Heritage Month Festival Saturday, Sept. 19 at Charles Black City Park from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will feature music,…...
History Division, The Legacy of 9-11 An Anthology
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (103+ words) U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Matthew T. Good, commanding general of Training Command, receives a copy of "The Legacy of 9/11: The U.S. Marine Corps and the Terror Attacks of September 2001" from Dr. Shawn P. Callahan, director of the Marine Corps History Division, during the…...
Moss Cultural Arts Center Presents???The President???s Own??? United States Marine Band
2+ day, 33+ min ago (145+ words) “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will take the stage at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center for a free concert on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8 p.m. Gather your family and friends for this celebration of America’s oldest…...