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Did Wisconsin have more than 40,000 KKK members in the 1920s?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 16 Jun 2026
We found no authoritative estimate that the number of Ku Klux Klan members in Wisconsin in the 1920s was 40,000 ... “No one knows for sure how many Americans joined during the 1920s, but the best ...
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Gay 1920s-era Hollywood star to be honored in Staunton, Va.

Washington Blade 11 Jun 2026
A project is underway in Staunton, Va., to honor WilliamBilly’ Haines, who was born and raised in Staunton before becoming an out gay 1920s and early 1930s-era Hollywood movie star whose acting ...
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Fewer than six koalas were moved to a small island in Victoria in the 1920s to save them from hunters. A century later, scientists ran their genomes and found a result they did not expect

The Times of India 11 Jun 2026
Two to three animals possibly established a population on French Island in the 1920s, while other island populations may have had as few as a handful of animals.For years, the southern populations were a warning of genetically compromised numbers ... .
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Woodpeckers will bring 1920s jazz to the Marigold

Brattleboro Reformer 10 Jun 2026
BRATTLEBORO — The Woodpeckers will be playing jazz of the 1920s at the Marigold in downtown Brattleboro on Sunday, June 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. The group includes Walter Slowinski, clarinet; Ron Kelley, tenor sax; Mark Anagnostopulos, guitar and ....
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Inside the 1920s-era hotel NYC is converting into affordable apartments

Business Insider 06 Jun 2026
Nonprofit leader Brenda Rosen and property developer David Schwartz are partnering to convert Midtown's Stewart Hotel into affordable homes. Stephen Yang for BI. David Schwartz knows there's no quick fix for New York's housing crisis ... ....
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Meet the grocer's son, ironmonger's daughter and window cleaner who defined art in the 1920s ...

The Daily Mail 05 Jun 2026
The East London Group have been much overlooked for the last century, but a new book reveals how this small group of artists made a real impact ....
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The Nolita Guide: A Local’s Map to the Best Restaurants, Bars and Shops

New York Observer 05 Jun 2026
Six blocks wide, four blocks tall, written in a typography all its own ... Today, the neighborhood is at a détente ... Where to Eat ... Estela ... Known to its lifers as the Shark Bar—fiberglass sharks bolted to the walls, 1920s growler-shop bones, 12 craft taps ... .
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1920s church building beyond salvaging; South Bend to begin demolition

South Bend Tribune 29 May 2026
SOUTH BEND — After years of neighbors voicing concerns regarding the condition of the New Birth Christian Ministries church at 747 to 749 Harrison Avenue, the 1920s building is officially coming down this June ... “We were able to drain the basement.
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