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Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 5 days agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 7 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 6 days agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
The Beginner's Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
US News & World Report· 7 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham
Fact Check: About the Rumor Tom Selleck Said 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who...
Snopes· 7 days agoOn June 17, 2024, a user on X named @TRUMP_ARMY_ posted (archive) a purported quote from "Blue...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 6 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 6 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...