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New Tech, 3-D Holograms Preserve Holocaust Survivor Stories
An Illinois museum has opened a theater where visitors can have conversations with Holocaust survivors through 3-D holograms and sophisticated voice recognition technology.
BARchive :: Making Magic - Searching for LGBT Histories of Neopaganism, the Paranormal and the Occult in San Francisco
Curious about the history of pagan and occult interests among LGBT people in San Francisco? This is the perfect time of year to explore that topic.
Woman Pens Apology To Man Who Lost Home to Nazis
A 92-year-old NJ man received an apology letter from the granddaughter of a German man who had taken over his childhood home in 1939. Peter Hirschmann and his family fled Nazi Germany after they were forced out of their home.
Today in History for October 25th
Highlights of this day in history: Cuban missile crisis fuels Cold War clash at UN; China's UN seat changes hands; 'Charge of the Light Brigade' battle takes place; Author Geoffrey Chaucer dies; Golfer Payne Stewart killed in plane crash.
AP FACT CHECK: Cabinet Members Go Rogue on Science, History
While Trump took credit when it was not always due and assigned blame that was misplaced, two of his Cabinet members went rogue on science and history.
Architect Shapes Nation's View of African American History
The National Museum of African American History and Culture was a long time coming, but for architect Phil Freelon it was right on time.
Report: 'Slavery Was Intertwined' with University's History
Columbia University was founded partly with slave traders' money, counted slaveholders among its early leaders and let at least one prominent student have a slave with him at college, according to a report released Tuesday.
Scholars Team Up to Dispel 400-Year-Old 'Fake News' About U.S.
Fake news, quadricentennial edition: America's early settlers were all pious. The native people were savages. Freedom and liberty were available to all from Day One.
CA Includes LGBT History in School Curriculum
California's public school children, beginning in the second grade, will now be taught the most LGBT-inclusive curriculum in the country due to revisions made by the state's Board of Education.
Federal Recognition Sought for San Francisco LGBT Historic Sites
Historic preservation officials are seeking federal recognition for four sites in the city that played a role in the history of San Francisco's LGBT community.
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