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    May 17, 2013 | Daily Press

  1. Looking for runaway slaves in downtown Hampton

    Sparked by Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's landmark May 1861 offer of asylum to runaway slaves, more than 20,000 fugitive blacks converged on the Union outpost of Fort Monroe during the Civil War, with most of them ending up in two large sprawling camps located in the nearby city of Hampton.
    Sparked by Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's landmark May 1861 offer of asylum to runaway slaves, more than 20,000 fugitive blacks converged on the Union outpost of Fort Monroe during the Civil War, with most of them ending up in two large sprawling camps...

    Tags: Fort Monroe, Slavery, Missing Persons, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  2. Marsha Mason: Feb. 17, 1951 - May 13, 2013

    Marsha “Dianne” Mason entered eternal rest on Monday, May 13.  She was born Feb. 17, 1951  to the late Jesse E. and Eugenia Mason in Nicholasville. Dianne was preceded in death by her brother, Mario Cretus Mason, grandparents Clay and Beulah Mason and step-mother Nadine Mason.
    Marsha “Dianne” Mason entered eternal rest on Monday, May 13.  She was born Feb. 17, 1951  to the late Jesse E. and Eugenia Mason in Nicholasville. Dianne was preceded in death by her brother, Mario Cretus Mason, grandparents Clay and Beulah...

    Tags: The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Colleges and Universities

    3. May 12, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  3. Hampton U. draws No. 2 Florida in NCAA softball

    Hampton University’s softball team opens NCAA tournament play Friday against No. 2 overall seed Florida on Friday in the Gainesville Regional. The Lady Pirates (34-24) won the MEAC tournament title for the first time since 1996, defeating rival...

    Tags: College Sports, Florida Gators, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Hampton Pirates, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    4. May 9, 2013 | Daily Press

  4. Inside the BRD: Bruton football star Kapri Doucet gets offer from Hampton University

    Kapri Doucet, a star at running back and defensive back for Bruton High the past three seasons, has received his first Division I football scholarship offer - from Hampton University. Doucet, a fixture on the All-Bay Rivers District football team...

    Tags: College Sports, College Football, Football, Sports

    5. May 7, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  5. Hampton Roads real estate developer goes public

    Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Properties, the developer for the Apprentice School and Aaron Brooks mixed-use project in Newport News, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
    Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Properties, the developer for the Apprentice School and Aaron Brooks mixed-use project in Newport News, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company announced its initial public offering...

    Tags: Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Realty, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Financial Markets, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)

    6. Feb 1, 2004 |Story| Daily Press

  6. First Africans arrive in Virginia

    In the history of the American people, many places are precious. But none reaches back so far -- or did so much to shape the nation's identity -- as the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. Twelve years after the first colonists landed in 1607 -- and a year before the Pilgrims stepped ashore at Plymouth Rock -- this small, struggling enterprise on the banks of the James River witnessed an arrival that would underscore its historical significance still further. But no one in August 1619 understood the consequences of joining a few hundred white, European, mostly English settlers with what colony secretary John Rolfe famously described as "20. and odd negroes."
    In the history of the American people, many places are precious. But none reaches back so far -- or did so much to shape the nation's identity -- as the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. Twelve years after the first colonists landed in 1607...

    Tags: Archaeology, The Pilgrims, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Isle of Wight County, Science and Technology

    7. May 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Ruth M. Land, educator

    Ruth M. Land, a retired Baltimore public schools guidance counselor, died April 26 of complications from dementia at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 93. The daughter of farmers, Ruth Margaret Williams was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. After...

    Tags: New York University, Druid Hill, Head Start, Hospitals and Clinics, West Virginia State University

    8. May 2, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  8. Lewis joins NN tourism as marketing coordinator

    Jocelyn O. Lewis recently joined the Newport News Tourism Development Office as its web marketing coordinator.
    Jocelyn O. Lewis recently joined the Newport News Tourism Development Office as its web marketing coordinator. Lewis of Hampton will be responsible for researching and preparing digital marketing and electronic media methods to promote public...

    Tags: Langley Air Force Base, Lymphoma, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Leukemia, Electronics

    9. Apr 30, 2013 | Daily Press

  9. HU's Lewis sets early summer standard in 100 hurdles

    Yvette Lewis knew she was running fast and clearing hurdles in a blur. But when she crossed the finish line at the Mt. Sac Relays and glanced at the clock, she did a double-take. Lewis blazed through the 100-meter hurdles in 12.43 seconds April 20 in...

    Tags: College Sports, Track and Field, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)

    10. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"

    PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.
    PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, Hurricanes, NASA, Natural Disasters

    11. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  11. Historic black church rises from the ashes of the Civil War

    Like most blacks in the pre-Civil War South, the African-Americans of this old colonial town had few choices when it came to worship.
    Like most blacks in the pre-Civil War South, the African-Americans of this old colonial town had few choices when it came to worship.     Enslaved or free, illiterate or learned, they crowded shoulder to shoulder in the rear balconies of the white...

    Tags: Fort Monroe, Slavery, Christianity, Human Interest, Baptist

    12. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  12. Historic black church rises from the Yorktown contraband camp

    When the crowds came to Surrender Field in 1931 for the 150th anniversary of the American victory over the British at Yorktown, what they saw was an immense expanse of tents and an enormous grandstand.
    When the crowds came to Surrender Field in 1931 for the 150th anniversary of the American victory over the British at Yorktown, what they saw was an immense expanse of tents and an enormous grandstand.     Lost in all the patriotic hoopla was the...

    Tags: Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Reconstruction, Slavery, NAACP, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York)

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