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Princess Anne’s Son Peter Phillips Is Engaged to Harriet Sperling
Peter Phillips—the 47-year-old son of Princess Anne and equestrian Mark Phillips—announced his engagement to his girlfriend Harriet Sperling after more than a year of dating. Peter Phillips is taking a royally big step in his relationship. The son of Princess Anne and her ex-husband Mark Phillips revealed he’s engaged to his girlfriend Harriet Sperling after…
On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
By Chandelis Duster A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being taken up again in Congress. Monday’s announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the currency and remove Jackson, the country’s seventh president and a slaveholder. It follows a decade-long effort of previous attempts,…