Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, "Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C." (c. 1852), oil on canvas, held at the New York Historical (photo public domain via Wikimedia Commons) For those ...

In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

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Spam calls have become such a nuisance that many people simply don't answer their phone unless they recognize the number. In iOS 26, though, you can learn about who's calling before you respond, ...