There was a time when New York City stood alone as America’s shining city on a hill, a magnet for immigrants, capital, and the imagination of the free world. Built by waves of Irish, Germans, Jews, ...

Hundreds of antique items — a wedding dress, a bag of marbles, guayaberas, a stuffed toy, a record player, a postcard, treasured photos, and a crucifix — are on display in collections that make up the ...

MIAMI — For a century, the Freedom Tower has stood tall in the heart of downtown Miami — a symbol of hope, history, and freedom. Now, the iconic building is getting a much-needed facelift as crews ...

MIAMI — Peering at artifacts from an era of mass immigration into South Florida, Miriam Castro recalls snapshots from her own journey as an exiled young girl. Castro was just 9 in August 1961 when she ...

Still standing tall against the massive urbanization that is 21st Century Miami, the building known today as the Freedom Tower has been a big part of Miami's history. Built to impress in the ...

From serving as the home to Miami’s first newspaper to becoming a vital center of refuge and aid for Cuban immigrants, the Freedom Tower has stood in downtown Miami as a landmark of American history.

This month, we celebrated a homecoming - not just of bricks and mortar but of memory and meaning. After years of careful restoration and reimagination, the Freedom Tower - our beloved "Ellis Island of ...

MIAMI — As Miami’s skyline continues to evolve, the Freedom Tower continues to stand the test of time, and on Tuesday, it’s celebrating a century as the crown jewel of the Magic City. Miami’s Freedom ...

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