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10 Memorial Day facts about the history of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe name stemmed from the practice of decorating soldier’s graves to honor their memory. Waterloo,...
Today in History: May 22, Lyndon B. Johnson outlines ‘Great Society’
The Mining Journal· 5 days agoToday is Wednesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2024. On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking at the University ...
Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: What we celebrate in May
FOX 10 Phoenix· 5 days agoMonday, Americans will commemorate Memorial Day, as custom every May. But the reason for the holiday...
From LBJ to Biden: How the Economy Performed Under Each President
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe economy is big, complex and difficult for most people to understand. In reality, the president...
Column: Is our flag at half staff all the time now? For Memorial Day, we asked why
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoThis Memorial Day, assuming you wake up early enough, you may notice the United States flag at half...
'A little terrifying': Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall recalled World War II service as B-24...
Tribune via AOL· 5 hours agoMay 27—"And sometimes, sometimes a plane is hit and the fuel tanks are hit and it explodes and everybody's gone. You saw various instances of that. And, of course, that was part of the terror ...
Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitals
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks· 5 days agoATLANTA (AP) — The Supreme Court’s pending Idaho abortion ruling may hinge on how federal spending...
Does Memorial Day have its origins in defeated Confederates?
New Hampshire Union Leader· 1 day agoIn July 1866, a New York newspaper reported on a “grand gathering” of Union veterans in Salem, Ill....
Biden’s arms shipment pause with Israel isn’t unprecedented
Politifact· 2 hours agoPresident Joe Biden’s decision this month to pause a shipment of heavy weaponry to Israel amid that...
Biden Cancels Billions More in Student Loan Debt
The Fiscal Times· 5 days agoOn this date 60 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson detailed his “Great Society” agenda in a commencement address ...