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This Peaceful Nature Sanctuary in Washington, D.C. Sits on the Ruins of a Plantation | History

Before Theodore Roosevelt Island was transformed into a tribute to the nation's "conservation president," a prominent Virginia family relied on enslaved laborers to build and tend to its summer home there

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Enslaved by George Washington, Harry Washington Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the British Army | History

Harry Washington fought for his enslaver's enemy during the American Revolution. Later, he migrated to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone

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Who Was J.W. Boucher, the 72-Year-Old Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I? | History

A Civil War veteran, John William Boucher was one of the oldest men on the ground during the Great War

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Was the 1623 Poisoning of 200 Native Americans One of the Continent's First War Crimes? | History

English colonists claimed they wanted to make peace with the Powhatans, then offered them tainted wine

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Who Was Lynn Riggs, the Gay Cherokee Playwright Behind 'Oklahoma!'? | History

Lynn Riggs wrote the play that served as the basis of the hit 1943 musical

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