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Great Chicago Fire of 1871

One dark night, when people were in bed, Mrs. O’ Leary lit a lantern in her shed, The cow kicked it over, winked its eye, and said, There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Exactly 150 years ago, a great fire roared through the city of Chicago. No one knows for sure …

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Wanted: Fayetteville, North Carolina-Area Residents to ‘Bring History Alive,’ Transcribing Post-Civil War Records

The following is an extract from an article by Demetrius Haddock published in The Fayetteville Observer: The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has collaborated with the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the State Library of North Carolina to offer a major opportunity to view history through a unique lens. …

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Wanted: Fayetteville, North Carolina-Area Residents to ‘Bring History Alive,’ Transcribing Post-Civil War Records

The following is an extract from an article by Demetrius Haddock published in The Fayetteville Observer: The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has collaborated with the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the State Library of North Carolina to offer a major opportunity to view history through a unique lens. …

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