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Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 13 hours 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 President Abraham
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 3 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.
Fact Check: About the Rumor Tom Selleck Said 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe user then jokingly posted fthat ormer U.S. President Abraham Lincoln said, "Don't believe the...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 2 days agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago“Prior to the war starting she had a vision,” Wyatt said. Two years after the Combahee Ferry Raid...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAs we remember Rev. Lawson, we recognize that the forest itself has fallen. Walt Whitman’s poem “O...
Juneteenth: Historian sheds light on emancipation in Florida
CBS News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth is widely recognized as the longest-running emancipation celebration, yet it is important...
Letters | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 23 hours agoAs our nation prepares to celebrate "Juneteenth," we should also keep in mind what else it took to end the legal status of slavery in America. It's a...
US Navy successfully connects aircraft carrier to the cloud
Data Center Dynamics· 1 day agoThe connectivity has been enabled by Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (P-LEO) satellite services -...
RiverLink toll charges are going up. Here’s by how much
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe CPI used for 2024's rate increases was 3.4%, according to the release. Tolling applies to the ...