In November, Andrea Jenkins made history as the first openly transgender woman of color elected to public office in the United States. She was elected to the Minneapolis City Council. Phillipe Cunningham is the first tra ...

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Although there are some 33 cities named Springfield, the one we’re talking about today is in Illinois. This town isn’t the largest populated area called Springfield, but it was home to President Abraham Linco ...

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USA Today voted Montogomery as Best Historic City in 2014. The town has been recognized for many of its revitalization projects. It’s probably most well-known for its place in history in the civil rights movement. ...

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Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the hottest housing markets, according to Zillow. The town, also known as Music City, is home to country music and Vanderbilt University. In its early days, it was an important shipping to ...

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The state of Wisconsin is known as America’s Dairyland, famous for its cheese production. There’s much more to the state than just cheese, the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. Wisconsin gained stateho ...

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Oklahoma is part of the Bible Belt, an informal region of the southern United States in which Christianity has played an important role in society and politics. It's estimated that there are more than 3,500 churches in ...

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With nicknames like "Sin City," "The Gambling Capital of the World" and "America's Playground," Las Vegas may not seem to have much of a religious history, but there's more to Vegas than just weddings and gambling. The ...

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St. Augustine, Florida, holds the claim to the "oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin" in the mainland United States. It was founded in 1565 by a Spanish conquistador. The Spanish ruled the communi ...

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The eyes of America have been on Charlottesville. Cville, as it is colloquially known, is home to Monticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson. Monticello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that should be on everyone's buck ...

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The city of El Paso is memorialized in a song by Marty Robbins in 1959, but there's a lot to this community in southwest Texas along the border of Mexico. It's considered one of the safest large cities in America and has ...

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