Monthly Archives: September 2012

150 years ago today – the bloodiest day in American history…

I saw this article about the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam from the American NRP site. It states that “on this morning (17th September) 150 years ago, Union and Confederate troops clashed at the crossroads town of Sharpsburg, Md. … Continue reading

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A follow up article on Richard III’s final resting place

A few weeks ago I posted a story about archaeologists searching for the grave of Richard III. Yesterday they held  this news conference about remains they had found under a council car park in Leicester. As the report states, “the remains had spinal … Continue reading

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