The History Channel TV series Lost Car Rescue, recently featured locals from Unity UNIT — Gerry Guggenmos was one of many viewers who watched the reality show Lost Car Rescue on television in January and February. There were six episodes, and the last two featured local characters in the UnityRead More →
This should have been the simplest positive story of college football’s offseason. Hue Jackson, the former head coach of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns, took over as coach at Grambling State University. It matters because Jackson, one of 24 black head coaches in NFL history, was stepping intoRead More →
Like many of her friends, Tatyana, a barista at the fashionable Moscow cafe chain Skuratov, was glued to her mobile phone screen as Vladimir Putin addressed the nation. “Usually I don’t watch television, especially when our president is speaking. But I felt like I had to tune in this time.Read More →
While A+E’s History Channel sets out to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln in a three-night documentary, it will also tell the stories of former slaves who also played a significant role during this era in a mini- series supported by one of its advertisers. Ancestry is sponsoring a three-partRead More →
February 15, 2022 ASU scholars salute trailblazers and trailblazers who paved their way Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Maya Angelou are among the notables frequently mentioned in conversations related to Black History Month — and rightly so. But what do we know about other black changemakers;Read More →
Who is the “Scarboro-Oak Ridge TN 85” student who received civil rights training in the 1950s and is currently a nurse? Most readers don’t know. This question and 14 other related questions are included in a contest, the “Black History Month Q&A Contest” for all Oak Ridge middle and highRead More →
The entrepreneur and college student just became the show’s youngest double winner February 10, 2022 05:53 LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Colton Bridger Arias has become the youngest two-time ‘Forged in Fire’ winner. Arias, a 20-year-old junior at UNL, owns his own blacksmithing business which he startedRead More →
Junior management student and entrepreneur Colton Arias recently won the History Channel ‘Forged in Fire’ blacksmithing competition for a second time at age 20 – his youngest ever double winner. As a busy startup owner attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he likes to build on the interest he first discoveredRead More →
It will happen again on Sunday during the Super Bowl halftime show, like every year, in several dozen living rooms where the jaws are about to hit the floor. A group of delighted fans will be gathered in front of the television to watch popular entertainers perform elaborate numbers onRead More →
A Catholic school in the southwest has fired a longtime history teacher after she said the full N-word in class during a discussion about sports teams with racist names. Mary DeVoto was teaching Native American culture for her world history class at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School when aRead More →
It turns out that people really like watching Iowa and Penn State battle it out. On Tuesday, Big Ten Network reported that last Friday’s doubleheader between No. 2 Iowa and No. 1 Penn State averaged 363,000 viewers, making it the most-watched wrestling broadcast ever. of the network’s history, according toRead More →
The novel is a creative way to teach teens and young adults and honor the past. DESOTO COUNTY, Miss – January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and is a day to remember the victims and their stories. A Mississippi woman is doing just that with a new book, inspiredRead More →
Nicole Pierce (Morrison), a member of Boise State’s women’s golf team from 1992-1996, helped lay the foundation for the program. Pierce was a tri-sport athlete in high school, playing golf, soccer, and track and field. Ultimately, she chose to pursue golf at the college level, bringing her talents to Boise.Read More →
Jordan Walker and Lisette Hamilton, along with Lavanya Chopra of Bradford District High School, attending the February 22 event PRESS RELEASESIMCOE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION*************************The three winners of the Simcoe County Historical Association’s 2021 Andrew Hunter Award for Excellence in Historical Essay Writing will appear virtually on the evening of Tuesday,Read More →
Josh Allen’s destruction of the Wild-Card against the New England Patriots might have been the best playoff game an NFL quarterback has ever offered. His 98.5 quarterback rating at ESPN was a playoff record in the history of this metric, in 2006. He threw 21 of 25 for 308 yards,Read More →
Photo submitted Hannah LaReau-Rankin Alumnus Hannah LaReau-Rankin knows that integrating the arts into early childhood and elementary education is essential. Now that she is a middle school teacher, she would like to see more creativity built into the curriculum for older students as well. “At this age, society begins toRead More →
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Bernard F. Reilly, 96, a leading medieval history expert, activist professor at Villanova University and prolific award-winning writer, died Saturday, December 11 of congestive heart failure at his home in Broomall. Dr. Reilly was professor of history at Villanova from 1955 to 1992, and he taught courses and seminars onRead More →
In a major shakeup of their defensive coaching staff, the Seahawks are expected to part ways with defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis, sources close to the team told the Seattle Times. Seattle assistant head coach/defensive line coach Clint Hurtt is expected to beRead More →
racial justice These books lay out the historical lessons the United States has not fully learned and the obstacles it still needs to overcome. “The Sum of Us” by Heather McGhee, “March” by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, and “Begin Again” by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. CourtesyRead More →
January 13, 2022 5:12 p.m. In February, the city of Santa Monica will honor Black History Month with the theme of black health and wellness. This year’s events range from education to therapeutics. Most of the events will be virtual and will include an opening ceremony on February 3, 2022,Read More →
Jessica James said growing up in Nimpo Lake made her who she is – who, at just 27, is the star pilot of the new reality TV series Lost car rescue. She spent her early years in the small community, leaving with her parents at age 14, eventually settling onRead More →
DOWNS – A science teacher from Tri-Valley High School and his students will have the opportunity to work with NASA and the Center for Infrared Processing and Analysis at California Institute of Technology do some research in astronomy over the next year. Jeff Benter has been selected to be partRead More →
Before joining the University of Michigan ten years ago, Anne Kadrovich worked with Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Michael Jackson. “The King of Pop” even asked him on a date. “That was before he married Lisa Marie Presley, and I was dating someone back then,” she said of Jackson. “He wasRead More →
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 hero Yuta Okkotsu unleashes the immense power of his curse in a new statue, but the figure also comes at an impressive price tag. Pre-orders have opened for an impressively sized and detailed statue depicting Jujutsu kaisen‘s Yuta Okkotsu and Rika, but this curse comes at aRead More →
Brandon Hyner typically takes 10 to 25 hours over a few weeks to make a knife. But while on the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” show, he must have made one in less than five hours. “Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind was, ‘Damn, what am IRead More →
Premature births and a family history lead to an increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder by the age of 15, many also suffering from 2 or 3 disorders, mainly anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and major depression. A team, led by Jean A. Frazier, MD, Eunice Kennedy ShriverRead More →
History is rarely patient; either you do it or he finds someone who will. The measuring stick for the Bengals is now at its longest against the Kansas City Chiefs football superhero gang and their bacon-brained mustached genius Andy Reid. The general feeling among those who pay attention is thatRead More →
By ABIGAIL ADCOX, Virginia Gazette WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – A recent project aims to document the history of the black community in the greater Williamsburg area through a new online archive. The Local Black Histories Project, organized by the Village Initiative, launched a website last month with oral histories ofRead More →
As a homicide investigator in the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Bartoskewitz is tasked with solving murder cases and unraveling mysteries. Perhaps he was drawn to the profession, he said, because of the mystery surrounding his own life. Adopted at birth, Bartoskewitz has spent his life wondering: who is myRead More →
Fans of History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” will have the chance to watch a local man battle it out in flames in a new episode that will be re-airing next week. This episode of the show featuring contestants showing off their knife-making skills debuted Wednesday night, December 29, will rerunRead More →
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania – When geologists want to study what the Earth looked like 350 million years or more ago, they come to Pennsylvania, said Stephen Lindberg, assistant professor of geology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The southwest region of the state offers a distinct research opportunity. All ofRead More →
There was thunderous applause on Saturday as South Oak Cliff made history by becoming the first Dallas ISD school to win a Texas State Football Championship since 1958. AT&T Stadium in Arlington was packed as South Oak Cliff beat Liberty 23-14 to claim the UIL Class 5A Division II StateRead More →
For Arizona to get its best recruiting class in 16 years, a lot of work had to be done by a lot of people. But now that Class 2022 has been signed, it turns out that the Wildcats’ success in building this group may have been down to one person’sRead More →
National signing day has arrived. College football’s early signing period begins Wednesday and lasts until Friday. High school recruits can sign their national letters of intent to lock them up in the colleges of their choice. This is the fifth year that college football has hosted an early signing period,Read More →
He spoke and wrote of African civilizations as infinitely varied ethical, philosophical and aesthetic systems. To capture their complexity and sophistication, he said, a “guerrilla scholarship” was needed that combined art history, anthropology, dance history, religious studies, sociology and ethnomusicology. This hybrid practice has taken him on several occasions outRead More →
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KTXL) – Vanden High School head coach Sean Murphy’s football career comes to a close this weekend. “You think about it, you’re not sure it’s really going to happen,” Murphy told FOX40. Murphy was a player the last time the Vanden Vikings high won it all. On SaturdayRead More →
BRATTLEBORO – After revealing research from three local students and their teacher, the city will purchase and install a new plaque to recognize the number of Vermonters who served during the Civil War but were not officially recognized on a monument because of the racism and classism of the time.Read More →
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – In 2019, a UNL student showcased his blacksmithing skills on The History Channel. Next week he is recognized for a second time as he takes on the younger competitors. With a face shield and his bare hands, Colton Arias is busy in his store in Ceresco.Read More →
Following the success of its first donation campaign in 2019, the History Channel announced on Friday that it will be making a new donation of history books to 25 high schools in 13 counties in Romania. This year’s donation will begin on October 25, marking the centenary of the birthRead More →
Nickolas Davatzes, who was instrumental in founding the A&E and History Channel cable television networks, which now reach 335 million homes worldwide, died on August 21 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut. He was 79 years old. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, her son George said. Mr. DavatzesRead More →
Courtesy of AMC Courtney B. Vance returns to the courtroom for an all-new role. AMC has announcement that Vance will play a public defender in the upcoming courtroom drama 61st Street. The series, which comes from the BAFTA winner Pierre Moffat, follows Tosin Cole as Moses Johnson, a “promising blackRead More →
The History Channel will remember September 11 on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack with four new documentaries. Joining History’s September 11 20th Anniversary lineup is 9/11: The Legacy, Rise And Fall: The World Trade Center, 9/11: Four Flights and September 11: I was there. The seven hours ofRead More →
Stepping into the heat, Spokane firefighter Andrew Hall had to be ready for anything. He can remember how he had contingencies over the contingencies that came before the moment, his mind running “at a million miles per minute.” Fortunately, it wasn’t an emergency that had put Hall on his guardRead More →
St. Croix survival teacher Matt Corradino appears in the eighth season of “Alone,” which begins Thursday on the History Channel. (Photo provided by Kirby Dixon) Matt Corradino, a St. Croix resident and owner of Mt. Victory Eco-Lodge, will attempt to outlast fellow survivalists on the History Channel’s “Alone” TV showRead More →
GALESBURG – The Galesburg Library Foundation is providing funding to three students (two college and one high school) who will form a team to complete a collaborative history project on Galesburg this summer. Beginning in early June, the project will last eight weeks and require 15 hours of work perRead More →
[EDITOR’S NOTE – The following story originally incorrectly stated that Jason Zackowski was hosting the Dogs and Cats episode of the History Channel series History Erased; he will be a contributor for that episode. We apawlogize for the error.] Jason Zackowski, known on Dog Twitter and Science Twitter as Dadguy of BunsenRead More →
Matty Blake, fresh out of Salem state with a degree in criminal justice, lived in Boston and worked with high-risk children in the mid-1990s. Always someone who made family and friends laugh with jokes and impersonations, Blake found himself on stage one night after his brother signed him up forRead More →
“There was a large shadow in the sky and on second glance we discerned that this cloud was caused by rapidly approaching planes. It then appeared to us that the enemy had organized in the night and invaded our neighborhood the same way the Germans invaded France and Belgium. MaryRead More →
DeKalb, Ill. – You can no longer call Jeremy Knoll a Research Rookie. NIU junior Jeremy Knoll will be publishing his research on Illinois Civil War monuments over the summer. The Springfield junior, who chose NIU in part because of its Research Rookies program, is already receiving the kind ofRead More →
A graduate of Niskayuna High School and Las Vegas showgirl, Danielle Flahive got more than she bargained for in the last episode of “Pawn Stars.” Flahive appeared on the History Channel show in hopes of selling a costume his father had worn for years, one he said was worn byRead More →