Thomas Jefferson Claimed He Introduced Bill to Free Enslaved Blacks 100 Years Before Civil War. Was He Lying?

Thomas Jefferson.Photo:GraphicaArtis/Getty GraphicaArtis/Getty Imagine a world where the Civil War never happened. Slavery would have ended a century earlier than it did, sparing the country decades of division and a bloodbath that cost thousands of Americans their lives and created an ideological chasm that persists to this day. The History Channel’s ‘Thomas Jefferson’.A+E Networks A+E Networks “In a part of Jefferson’s biography, he even mentions that when he was in the House of Burgesses he and another member wanted to have a plan of emancipation,” historian Annette Gordon-Reed confirms in the first episode.

Thomas Rhett, Megan Moroney and Sam Hunt Among Lineup for 2025 iHeartCountry Festival (Exclusive)

Thomas Rhett, Megan Moroney and Sam Hunt.Photo:Gabe Ginsberg/Getty; Erika Goldring/Getty; Jason Kempin/Getty Gabe Ginsberg/Getty; Erika Goldring/Getty; Jason Kempin/Getty iHeartCountry festival is back and better than ever! More performers includeBrooks & Dunn, arecently reunitedRascal Flatts,Bailey ZimmermanandNate Smith. The festival will be held at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and Hulu will serve as the official streaming destination for subscribers with no additional cost. The event will also broadcast across iHeartCountry stations nationwide.

Three Mile Island, Site of Worst Nuclear Accident in U.S. History, Plans to Reopen Under New Microsoft Deal

Three Mile Island.Photo:ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty A newly-announced Microsoft deal would reopen a retired reactor on the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in U.S. history. Constellation Energyannounced the agreement on Friday, Sept. 20, in a news release that they plan to restart Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor. Under the 20-year deal, Microsoft “will purchase energy from the renewed plant as part of its goal to help match the power its data centers in PJM use with carbon-free energy.

Throwback Photos of Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan in Their Young Love Era

Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan in 1988.Photo:John Barrett/Shutterstock John Barrett/Shutterstock Michael J. FoxandTracy Pollan’s love story has nowspanned 38 years.The couple first met while playing each other’s love interests onFamily Tiesback in 1985, but remained friends as they were both with other people at the time. They would later reconnect while filmingBright Lights, Big Cityin 1988 — and the rest was history.The two got engaged seven months into their courtship and were wed on July 16 the same year, and have been inseparable since.

Thwarted Terrorist Plot at Taylor Swift's Vienna Concert Was Intended to Kill 'Tens of Thousands of People,' CIA Official Says

Taylor Swift.Photo:Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty “Tens of thousands” of fans were the target of a thwarted terrorist attempt atTaylor Swift’s recent Vienna shows, a CIA official told reporters on Wednesday, Aug. 28. CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen shared new details of the thwartedterror plotthat canceled all three of the 34-year-old pop star’s planned Eras Tour concerts in Austria earlier this month during the annual Intelligence Summit just outside Washington, D.