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The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe annual celebration commemorates Union Major General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston,...
Community honors Civil War era troops at Memorial Walk
KOMU Columbia· 2 days agoIn order to commemorate Juneteenth and honor the Black soldiers who left slavery to fight in the ...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
Medieval Flame Throwing Trebuchet Is Israel’s Latest Weapon
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile there does not appear to be an immediate precedent in modern warfare for using a trebuchet in...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 10 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union Army Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, with General Order No. 3 telling the people of the...
Former NJ cemetery caretaker reflects on lineage to Civil War veterans buried there
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoSOMERVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) – According to Arthur Adair, everyone dies twice. “We die when we...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoGen. Robert E. Lee, the top Confederate commander, surrendered in April 1865, but Confederate forces...
Jesse Plemons is ready for the ride
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 14 hours agoJesse Plemons was flattered to be approached by Yorgos Lanthimos about starring in “Kinds of Kindness,” but he wasn’t sure which version of himself the...
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 8 hours agoMore than 150 years later, it took a concerted effort by members of the Congressional Black Caucus,...
Carthage Civil War battle reenactment continues Sunday
The Joplin Globe· 3 days agoA reenactment of the Civil War battle that was called “the first serious conflict between United...