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The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoIt’s based on a floppy red cap that became, and remains to this day, an indelible emblem of the...
Fourth of July celebrations planned across Johnson County
Cleburne Times-Review, Texas via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAlmost every city has festivities for families to enjoy. Cleburne's annual Fourth of July Celebration begins at 11 a.m. July 4 at Lake Pat Cleburne with free parking, vendors ...
America the Air-Conditioned
The Atlantic· 3 days agoThis is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the ...
Juneteenth in San Diego: Celebration events, what's open & closed on June 19, 2024
KGTV San Diego· 3 days agoThe WorldBeat Cultural Center will lead birdlovers on its second annual Harriet Tubman Freedom Bird Walk Wednesday, as celebrations of Juneteenth continue ...
True Vision Church honors pastor who led push for Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoAmong long rows of white markers, the Rev. Sherman Clifton Byrd lies at rest at Fort Sam Houston ...
A member of the Greatest Generation: Florence resident, World War II veteran honored
Canon City Daily Record· 1 day agoThere is a reason that men and women of the 1940s are considered “The Greatest Generation.” Drive, patriotism, and altruism are attributes ...
12 things to see on the Rock Island Arsenal this summer
Quad-City Times· 6 days agoThe Rock Island Arsenal is among the top three employers in the Quad-Cities, but the island isn't...
Aphrodite signified more than beauty – five other realms in which the Greek goddess also reigned
The Conversation· 22 hours agoFor the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. Aphrodite had many epithets (descriptive terms accompanying, or used in place of< ...
...Sheffield DocFest Awards Top Prizes To ‘At The Door Of The House, Who Will Come Knocking,’ ‘The...
Deadline Hollywood· 5 days agoThe Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who ...
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
Billings Gazette· 2 days agoThe city of Caribou, Maine, just 10 miles from the Canadian border, saw a record 103 degrees on the...
