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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoOn what date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? President Abraham Lincoln issued the...
Some Portland statues are being permanently retired after 2020 riots, while Lincoln, others make a...
Fox News· 31 minutes agoStatues of former presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from...
Abraham Lincoln forfeits win to Lewis Central due to exceeding pitch count
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 3 days agoAbraham Lincoln’s win over Lewis Central on May 31 has been retroactively awarded to the Titans...
Lincoln-signed statehood document sold at auction to WV buyer
The Charleston Gazette· 5 days agoA West Virginian was the successful bidder in last week’s online auction of an 1861 document signed...
Fact Check: Lincoln Supposedly Said, 'It's Not the Years in Your Life that Count; It's the Life in...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGetty Images Claim: Abraham Lincoln once said, "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that...
Abraham Lincoln bolstered by big innings in win over St. Albert
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoTwo big innings for Abraham Lincoln carried the Lynx in a 9-3 win over in-city rivals St. Albert in...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 17 hours agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, troops came to Galveston two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln...
Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, accused of being discriminatory
The Mining Journal· 1 day agoAmericans have a long tradition of offering reparations for slavery, only to see them clawed back....