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Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. Officials with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, say they've located the Ironton, a freight schooner that plunged to the bottom of Lake Huron in 1894.
by The Associated Press

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Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

Memories of the Wounded Knee occupation — one in a string of protests from 1969 to 1973 that pushed the American Indian Movement to the forefront of Native activism — still run deep within people who were there.
by The Associated Press

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Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and attorney Ben Crump talk to Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about their plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD and other government agencies.
by Leila Fadel and Shelby Hawkins

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1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals

1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals

In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family.
by Sandhya Dirks

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Newly-released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals ship's haunting interior

Newly-released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals ship's haunting interior

The Titanic's rust-caked bow, an officer's cabin and a promenade window are part of the never-before-seen footage of the shipwreck site, which continues to slowly vanish 12,500 feet below the waves.
by Emily Olson

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3 amateur codebreakers set out to decrypt old letters uncovering royal history

3 amateur codebreakers set out to decrypt old letters uncovering royal history

Cryptologists found and decoded over 50 long-lost letters that Mary, Queen of Scots wrote during her time in captivity. A historian calls them the most important new findings about her in 100 years.
by Rachel Treisman

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Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

It wasn’t a charm, but the third time — a third sinking — is what finally sealed the fate of the sailing vessel Nucleus in 1869. Now, searchers have found the wreck of the Nucleus, surprisingly intact, in the depths of Lake Superior.
by Tim Nelson

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The College Board revises new AP African American Studies class after criticism

The College Board revises new AP African American Studies class after criticism

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday downplays topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
by The Associated Press

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