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Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 6 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860.
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Teased in New Video from Activision
The Source· 2 days agoIn a teaser video for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the faces of presidents George Washington, Thomas...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
NBC Washington· 4 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...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe very notion of Juneteenth, he said, “is kind of a new thing for the country in a lot of ways.”...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln abolished ...
Crowds come out for Augusta’s downtown Juneteenth festival
News 12 Augusta· 3 days agoThe big event in Augusta was Wednesday’s Juneteenth festival in the parking lot of the James Brown...
Hamish Linklater is the new voice of Batman
Engadget· 23 hours agoA new series is coming to Amazon Prime starting on August 1 called Batman: Caped Crusader and Vanity Fair revealed that actor Hamish Linklater will...
Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
NPR· 4 days agoThe troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln< ...