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Our Chicago: Celebrating Juneteenth across the city
ABC 7 Chicago· 1 day agoWednesday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. Perri Irmer is...
John Everett Benson, Who Chiseled John F. Kennedy’s Grave, Dies at 85
New York Times· 1 day agoJohn Everett Benson, a master stone carver, designer and calligrapher whose chisel marked the deaths...
On This Day in History - June 14th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 3 days agoOn June 14, 2017, a fire at Grenfell Tower, a high-rise apartment building in west London, killed...
Ed Stone, JPL director and top scientist on Voyager mission, dies at 88
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEd Stone, who guided NASA's breakthrough Voyager mission to the outer planets and led the Jet...
These are the people behind Modesto high schools’ names. Know them, and famous alumni?
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2001, she became the secretary of agriculture during President George W. Bush’s first term. Four...
The Black Caddies Who Helped Shape Pinehurst No. 2
Time Magazine· 4 days agoThe media coverage of the event will undoubtedly focus on past winners; the village of Pinehurst’s quaint New England style streets; and Donald Ross, the...
Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 86
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoLynn Conway was the bravest person I ever knew. It wasn’t merely her struggle to make her way in the...
Washington County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1990
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo Sports· 5 days ago“When the duckpin bowling sport boomed at the Coliseum, Frank expanded his operations by building the Dual Lanes in 1958. He closed the Coliseum in 1961...
A $50 Million Gift Will Help Underinsured Children Get Orthopedic Care
The Chronicle of Philanthropy· 4 hours agoMeyer and Renee Luskin pledged $50 million to support the hospital’s work treating children with orthopedic conditions and injuries. The hospital primarily serves underinsured children and is ...
Kenny Leon among Atlanta nominees at this year’s Tony Awards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 4 days agoThe first of which occurred a decade ago, when he won best director for his adaptation of Lorraine...