Historic Sites and History

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (442+ words) One day after the nation marked 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, families and supporters of the Pentagon Memorial gathered in Arlington to take another step toward ensuring future generations understand what happened there. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Saturday…...

3+ day, 23+ min ago   (567+ words) It’s a rare piece of industrial history suspended in the sky. Standing tall above the River Usk since 1906, Newport’s Transporter Bridge has become a symbol of the city. For generations, it has evoked memories of steelworks, shipyards, and the daily…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (56+ words) Chesapeake residents gathered Thursday evening to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, singing "God Bless America" and reflecting on where they were that day. Chesapeake residents gathered Thursday evening to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, singing "God…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1485+ words) Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Even all of these years later, one thing many people remember, beyond the obvious tragedy, is how beautiful the day was. Rev. Oran Warder, who joined St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as rector in…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (311+ words) Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as Flight 93, whose passengers bravely prevented it from flying into the U.S. Capitol. Another emergency responder that day was Officer Francis Powers of…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (237+ words) Mary Alice Sheehan Wahlstrom, a Portsmouth native and 1941 graduate of Portsmouth High School, was a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 when the plane was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept....

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (92+ words) The Battle of the Capes helped secure American independence in 1781. On Saturday, French and American officials gathered at Fort Story to mark its 245th anniversary — along with two other historic milestones. Find out what brought a French descendant of the battle's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) The very first 9/11 memorial at any of the three attack sites was built in 2008 at the Pentagon. Currently, the Pentagon’s memorial is the only one without a visitor and education center that helps tell the story of that day, but…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) The strike ended on May 29, 1946, with the signing of the Krug-Lewis Agreement, which guaranteed union miners a wage increase, vacation pay, a shorter five-day workweek and new safety regulations. The Krug-Lewis agreement also established mining’s first medical, hospital and retirement…...