Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79
Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79. He was a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch ...
Duty Calls: New York state unit first to be called National Guard
The National Guard is the oldest armed service in the United States and traces back to legislation approved on Dec. 13, 1636.
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New York Soldiers, Airman Celebrate National Guard’s Birthday
LATHAM, N.Y. - Two New York National Guard Soldiers and an Airman commemorated the National Guard’s 388th birthday at New ...
Rewind: The Dutch Revolt for Rights of Man
The ‘Dutch Declaration of the Rights of Man’ envisaged that no power on earth should have the right to control the destinies ...
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The best New Year’s Eve events in Kingston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Woodstock and the rest of Ulster County for 2024/2025
New Year’s Eve is precisely the time to throw those cares away and head into the night with abandon. Sleepwalking into World ...
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Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Bones
Found beneath a building in the town of Alkmaar, the animal bones had been used to fill in gaps between crumbling pieces of tile ...
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NYC bungling preparations for 400th-anniversary celebration, critic says
This isn’t one for the history books. An educational nonprofit organizing events around the 400th anniversary of New York City’s founding is ripping City Hall’s preparation for the ...
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The First Slave Auction at New Amsterdam in 1655
New Amsterdam, a town on the tip of Manhattan Island within the Dutch colony of New Netherland, saw a sudden influx of African slave labor in 1655. The Dutch had been involved with the African ...
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The Death Throes of Free Speech in the United Kingdom
Paul’s Walk is long gone, but it will always represent a crucial link in the great chain of English liberty and freedom of ...