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Opinion: D-Day should make us remember the sacrifices made to protect democracy
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 15 minutes agoIf we choose to turn our back on these sacrifices, we are not living up to the bravery demonstrated...
What is Flag Day?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoLater it was validated that Francis Hopkinson, a delegate who signed the Declaration of Independence, designed the American flag. In ...
Borst Home Museum to host open house Saturday
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 10—The Historic Borst Home Museum in Centralia will host its monthly open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. The theme and presentation is "Celebrating our freedom." "It ...
On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history...
Betsy Ross Probably Didn’t Design the First American Flag
Biography via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThere is no evidence to suggest Betsy Ross designed the American flag. Instead, historians credit...
On This Day, June 11: George Wallace tries to block integration of Univ. of Alabama
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 1919, Sir Barton became the first horse to win thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. In 1927, U.S....
Council Post: From Locke To Blockchain: Going Forward On Smart Contracts In Business
Forbes· 5 days agoJohn Locke, the oft-quoted grandfather of British Liberalism, whose "life, liberty and property"...
Country’s first documented gay rights organization started 100 years ago in Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHICAGO — A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America’s first documented gay rights organization in...
A draft resister, a judge and the moment that still binds them after 54 years
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoAs an 22-year-old in 1967, Bob Zaugh had found a purpose in his life more important than school,...
You Could Own Rare Copies of the Nation's Founding Documents, Just in Time for the Fourth of July
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoLater this month, Sotheby’s will celebrate the anniversary of the United States’ founding by selling early copies of the Declaration of Independence ...
