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Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(KSNW) – Juneteenth is known as a day of freedom. It signifies the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery more than two...
Looking for Juneteenth celebrations? Indy has everything from jazz performances to boxing
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which falls on June 19th, celebrates the day in 1865 that news of the Emancipation...
Sunny skies brighten things at 2024 Juneteenth Community Festival in Canton
The Canton Repository· 6 hours agoCANTON ‒ Residents throughout the Stark County area are enjoying sunny weather for the 2024...
The Library of Congress wants more visitors. Spider-Man, Santana and Lincoln are on deck
Houston Chronicle· 6 days ago“Collecting Memories” — which opens to the public on June 13 — is an intensely curated exhibit that...
Library of Congress
Goshen News· 6 days agoItems that belonged to President Abraham Lincoln are among the items on display in the exhibit, "Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 13 hours agoAmid a bloody Civil War in which the freedom of millions of enslaved people likely hung in the...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 18 hours agoStates with a speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan. In 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said...
Snake Bytes 6/16: Happy fathers day
AZ Snake Pit· 6 hours agoTeam News Diamondbacks lose to MLB’s worst team...
Jennings parade, Ferguson children’s event mark Juneteenth
KTVI via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, a day on which enslaved African Americans learned of their...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...
