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Then & Now: George Bancroft birthplace marker, Salisbury Street, Worcester
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoHe published "History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent." He was a...
Why I Celebrate Juneteenth - And Response (2)
The Chattanoogan· 5 days agoThroughout history slavery has existed. On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued by executive order the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
GoLocalProv | News | Thucydides, Bismarck, and U.S.-China Competition - Dr. Mackubin Owens
GoLocalProv· 3 hours agoMAP: File I am one of those people who believes that the best way to understand the nature of international politics is to study Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War. Several years ago ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIts origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S....
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 5 days agoCity. What is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
News 12· 1 day agoThe town hosted a commemoration at the Rye African American Cemetery, featuring history lessons and words from the descendants of the many people interred there. Volunteers cleaned up the cemetery ...
Trump Tells Faith Coalition 'Christianity Will Not Be Safe' Under A Second Biden Term: 'Your...
Benzinga· 21 hours agoIn a recent faith group gathering, former President Donald Trump expressed concerns over the...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat· 4 days agoThe grounds which serve as the site of Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was used very much as it is today 170 years ago, as a place for agricultural fairs and other events. Camp Koerner — named after ...
