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Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days ago“Although there were enslavers who were aware of the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that it was actually enforced [by] the Union Army,” wrote ...
DC/DOX returns to downtown with a bursting slate of documentaries
Washington Post· 1 day agoAny documentary festival is, according to Sky Sitney, “literally an invitation for transformation.”...
Juneteenth 2024 celebrations and other things to do in DC, Maryland & Virginia
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 1 day agoWith Juneteenth in just a couple of weeks, D.C. has plenty of planned events to celebrate the...
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen did humans and Neanderthals start interbreeding? A pair of Neanderthal skeletons at The ...
On the Central Florida cultural scene, a season of leadership change
Orlando Sentinel· 4 days agoThe Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park named Kayli R. Rideout as the new...
Get a Closer Look at the Star Trek Enterprise Model
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoEnterprise, which had a length of 947 feet and weighed 190,000 tons. Film of the model appeared in all 79 episode of the original series (broadcast from 1966–69), and the model was donated to ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WDVM via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWASHINGTON (DC News) — Juneteenth is a time for family, friends and community to celebrate the end...
Balloon Expert Reacts to the Bridgerton Runaway Balloon Scene
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoWhen you work at the National Air and Space Museum, you can’t help but keep a special eye out for...
Meet the Museum Scientist Who Sails the Ocean and Sifts Through Seafood Markets to Identify Fishes
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoFrom field sites in Vietnam and the coast of West Africa to her laboratory in Washington, D.C., Kate...
Rebecca Turco
WJLA· 2 days agoRebecca Turco is a General Assignment Reporter for 7News. As a general assignment reporter, she covers breaking news, local politics –-- and everything...
