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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
House passes defense bill automatically registering men 18-26 for draft
Fox News· 5 days agoThe House of Representatives passed a measure on Friday automatically registering men aged 18 to 26...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Arkansas House passes resolution opposing proposed abortion amendment
KARK via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoDuring its special session Wednesday, the Arkansas House passed a resolution opposing an abortion ...
Hillary Clinton Gets Standing Ovation as She Presents at 2024 Tony Awards: I Know 'How Hard It Is to...
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe musical takes place in 1913 and follows suffragists as they organize to ensure American women...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 17 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
House passes $895B defense policy bill with 19.5% pay raise for junior troops
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCongress' annual defense policy bill passed the House on Friday after a week of voting on more than...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoWar ended and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. By the time enslaved people were declared...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
As NC House moves its budget forward, Senate releases its own proposal
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy via AOL· 4 hours agoAs debate on the House floor was happening, Senate...Senate budget writers propose providing an...
