Michael E. Ruane
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Experts unearth one of the first colonists: A teen with a broken leg
The skeleton found in Maryland belongs to an adolescent 17th-century boy, who experts said may have arrived on one of two ships in March 1634. → Read More
Navy divers comb a Pacific graveyard, seeking lost World War II airmen
An elite Navy team dived 200 feet underwater in search of the crew of “Heaven Can Wait,” a bomber shot down off New Guinea in 1944. → Read More
Lost graves reveal story of African American church in Williamsburg
The body of a teenager had been moved there from somewhere else in the early 1800s in Colonial Williamsburg → Read More
At new Gettysburg museum, Ken Burns gets a taste of battle he chronicled
The museum, opening in April, focuses on the experiences of residents during and after the 1863 battle. → Read More
Mass grave found in Williamsburg is linked to Civil War battle
The remains could be those of Union and Confederate soldiers who perished during or after the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg. → Read More
National Zoo debuts a serene new habitat for birds and humans
Visitors will be able to walk among the birds in three aviaries → Read More
Civil War artillery shell found on Gettysburg battlefield
The shell was found near Little Round Top, a hill that was the site of fierce fighting. → Read More
Korean War wall of names is said to be riddled with errors, omissions
Korean War wall of names is said to be riddled with errors, omissions. → Read More
A model battleship moves on wheels as Navy plans new flagship museum
Historic artifacts are being packed up at the current museum at Washington's Navy Yard. → Read More
Bones of ancient native dogs found at Jamestown
Remains of native dogs have been found at the colonial site, where starving settlers may have eaten them. → Read More
Rare home movies show rural Jewish life before the Holocaust
Home movies, donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, captured images of a man’s doomed neighbors in Poland → Read More
After two recent deaths, National Zoo gets two new Asian elephants
Two young females, a gift from the Rotterdam Zoo, are expected to be bred with the zoo’s male elephant. → Read More
Library of Congress gets $10 million for early Americas gallery
It will include artifacts, paintings, and documents from the Maya, Aztec, Olmec and Inca cultures, among others. → Read More
In graves of a lost Black cemetery, hope for links to family history
As graves are unearthed at a site paved over to make way for Colonial Williamsburg, Black residents seek to learn if their ancestors were buried there. → Read More
The D.C. snipers terrorized a region. Here’s what it was like.
The attacks sparked terror across the region and sparked a massive manhunt that was continually stymied and in some ways critically flawed. → Read More
Female lion euthanized at National Zoo
The National Zoo's elderly lioness, Nababiep, who suffered from kidney disease and dental problems, was euthanized Monday. → Read More
With tears, relatives see names of the dead on Korean War memorial
Tearful relatives viewed names of the dead on a new wall at the Korean War memorial on the Mall. → Read More
Park Service to hold public meeting on Tidal Basin repair project
The sea wall surrounding the Tidal Basin has been sinking into the mud for years as sea levels rise. → Read More
Park Service launches massive plan to restore D.C.’s tidal basin
The National Park Service says it is planning a massive restoration of the basin's crumbling sea wall → Read More
Top secret D-Day map of Omaha Beach goes to Library of Congress
A Navy lieutenant commander used it to direct thousands of men and tons of material pouring onto the beach → Read More