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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Fourth of July 2024: County-by-county list of fireworks displays, events in the Jacksonville area
WJAX via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Fourth of July is just around the corner and there are plenty of places in the Jacksonville...
The Real History of Flag Day
Lifehacker· 5 days agoWoodrow Wilson first proclaimed June...Day in 1916, and in 1949, Harry Truman made it official by signing the observance into law. A single day wasn’t ...
Flag Day 2024: When is it? Is it a federal holiday? How to display the US flag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe first Flag Day... is celebrated by flying the Stars and Stripes in front of residences,...
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
UPI· 5 days ago"Resolved, that the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union...
French left forms 'Popular Front' to fight far right
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe head of the powerful, left-wing CGT union, Sophie Binet said there would be 200 protests across France this weekend: "It's our responsibility to...
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Washington Times-Herald· 8 hours agoJuneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people ...
Homestead Days kicks off
The Beatrice Daily Sun· 4 hours agoAfter months of planning, the 2024 Homestead Days celebration begins on Wednesday. “We spend over a year planning for the event and it’s really fun to...
South Africa's Ramaphosa survives ANC hammering to win second term
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCyril Ramaphosa was re-elected South Africa's president on Friday, having brokered a deal with the...
Why we celebrate Flag Day in June, and how to follow flag etiquette for a proper display
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFlag Code. The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day when a "patriotic effect is desired" and if properly illuminated when it’s dark No other flag or pennant should be above ...
