Smithsonian exhibit probes Jeffersons slave legacy and Monticello
A new exhibit at the National Museum of American History examines Thomas Jefferson’s contradictory stance as a founder who wrote that all men are created equal while owning slaves. It features six enslaved families at Monticello, artifacts, and the Hemings family story, opening with project partners Monticello and running through mid October 2015.
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Tracy Morgan resumes work in New York after a Utah hospital stay for exhaustion at 7,000 foot Park City altitude. Publicist says there was no drugs or alcohol, and 911 calls indicate he passed out at a restaurant while in town.
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Today in History Highlights Across World Events
January 26 marks notable events from 1942 America’s first AEF arrival in Belfast to 1788 Australia settlers led by Capt Arthur Phillip in Sydney. Michigan statehood 1837 and 1911 Strauss opera premiere. Political shifts include Britain occupying Hong Kong in 1841 and India becoming a republic in 1950. Also Ranger 3 lunar attempt in 1962 and Luciano death in 1962. Clinton Lewinsky denial in 1998.
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