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How a family fleeing internment built one of America's largest potato companies
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted July 8 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Wadas moved from California to eastern Idaho in 1943 to start a farm on 160 acres of rented ground. Today, it's "one of America's largest grower-shippers of fresh potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes."
Much more than a piece of furniture, the president's Resolute Desk has echoed through history
Jack Auresto, Associated Press | Posted July 5 - 9:39 a.m. | Save Story
The Resolute Desk is one of the most recognizable pieces of furniture in the White House — and probably in the entire nation.
Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship
Danica Kirka, Associated Press | Updated July 4 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Researchers at the U.K. National Archives have identified a document as a rare early copy of America's founding document, printed just days after the original was signed on July 4, 1776.
The Declaration's forgotten (non)signer: John Dickinson's missing 1776 signature haunts his legacy
Hillel Italie, Associated Press | Posted July 4 - 8:18 a.m. | Save Story
Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era. She has championed the man who wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence — the lawyer and statesman John Dickinson.
Why are fireworks a key piece of Fourth of July celebrations?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 3 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
A debate over Fourth of July fireworks this year is just the latest chapter in a saga involving the holiday, a tradition and Utah.
250 years after its creation, BYU professor recreates Declaration of Independence
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted July 3 - 9:48 a.m. | Save Story
Brigham Young University professor Robert Buchert recreated the Declaration of Independence 250 years after its original creation.
American Heritage Museum opens at SCERA ahead of Independence Day celebrations
Annette Campbell, KSL | Posted July 2 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
As the Freedom Festival events begin across Utah County, the SCERA Center for the Arts welcomes visitors to a new collection showcasing centuries of American history.
99-year-old WWII vet receives Purple Heart 81 years after being wounded in combat
Jennifer Baileys, WLKY | Posted July 1 - 8:50 p.m. | Save Story
A Kentucky World War II veteran has finally received the military honor he earned more than eight decades ago.
Ghost hunters visit St. Anthony's old reform school, calling it most haunted place in Idaho
Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted July 1 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake City-based research group recently spent an evening investigating the former Idaho Industrial Reform School in St. Anthony and is calling it, hands down, the most haunted place in Idaho.
'The light is coming': How the World Cup is bringing hope and unity to Bosnians in Utah
Ariel Harmer, Deseret News | Posted July 1 - 5:06 p.m. | Save Story
As the U.S. prepares to face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup Wednesday night, fans of the small Balkan nation see the game as a symbol of hope for a once-broken country.
Trump honors Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota, debuts new Air Force One
Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted July 1 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump dedicated a museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt on Wednesday, invoking the Republican president's legacy and linking it to his own vision for America.
Widow of Granite Mountain Hotshot supports families after deadly border wildfire
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted July 1 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
The deaths of three wildland firefighters make the anniversary of another fire tragedy even more somber this year.
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
Associated Press | Posted June 28 - 7:20 p.m. | Save Story
Israel's Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide.
This Idaho Falls farmer raises camels — and he's hoping his historic farm survives
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted June 27 - 10:42 a.m. | Save Story
Jeral Williams is often seen at parades, parties, live Nativity scenes, and other community events with his camels. He says there's no practical reason to have them. For him, it's about making people smile.
Why a Utah couple is renovating a castle in Scotland
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 26 - 10:12 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah couple is renovating and restoring a castle in Scotland. KSL recently traveled there to get a look at the renovation and talk to the Leavitts about their experience.
What is inside the Museum of Utah? An expansive story of the state in 4 parts
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 26 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
The Museum of Utah opens this weekend, providing Utahns and visitors alike a unique look into the state's past through artifacts once locked away.
Sunken wreck of WWII 'hell ship' used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
Katie Hunt, CNN | Updated June 22 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
After some 80 years, researchers have uncovered the final resting place of around 1,200 British and Dutch prisoners of war from World War II.
Illegal excavation reveals grand Roman villa with elaborate mosaics
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN | Posted June 22 - 3:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Roman villa with intricate mosaics has been unearthed on the outskirts of the Italian capital, in a remarkable discovery that emerged after police were alerted to a clandestine dig on government land.
