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On this day in history, May 30, 1868, first Decoration Day is held in remembrance of those lost in...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe first Decoration Day was held on this day in history, May 30, 1868, as a precursor to Memorial...
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston...
KELLY'S KORNER: A remembrance of Arlington National Cemetery
Rome Sentinel· 4 days agoThe place to be on Memorial Day is Arlington National Cemetery. Usually on Memorial Day a president...
Diehard Trump supporters say ‘rigged’ conviction only proves why he should be president
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSome 161 years since the battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the Civil War, visitors to its...
Exhibit unveiled in Gainesville focuses on history of racial violence in Alachua County
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe presentation took place on the west lawn of the Alachua County Administration Building near the...
Frankie Meyer: Oral family history not always reliable
The Joplin Globe· 5 days agoThe main problem with the stories is that they have been passed down through many generations....
Remembering fallen heroes: Belpre Area Veterans offers Memorial Day Program
The Marietta Times· 4 days agoBelpre Area Veterans members salute the United States and Ohio Flags as BAV Vice President Bob...
Living on Purpose: Fallen but not forgotten
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoIt’s believed the tradition of honoring fallen soldiers was inspired by the way Southern states decorated both the Confederate and Union soldiers graves...
Richmond Public Schools to require clear backpacks to deter weapons
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 18 hours agoThe Richmond School Board will require students to use clear backpacks effective July 1 in an effort...
Fort Caspar honors the 11th Kansas
Casper Star-Tribune· 2 days agoThe mood was simultaneously somber and celebratory at Fort Caspar Museum on Saturday morning when the sound of a bugle pierced the quiet at the end of a...
