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What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 9 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
Judge slams bankrupt Giuliani for ‘troubling fact’ that he can’t keep an accountant
The Independent US via AOL· 10 hours ago“If people don’t obey court orders, it’s a profound problem.” Giuliani attended the hearing via...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
36 years, $38 million and 4 parts: Why Kevin Costner believes in 'Horizon'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago"I wasn't expecting that," Costner told Savannah of the emotional moment on TODAY. Talking to ...
Fact Check: About the Rumor Tom Selleck Said 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe user then jokingly posted fthat ormer U.S. President Abraham Lincoln said, "Don't believe the...
Berkshire Theatre Group's 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' presents a young, flawed, 'very human' portrait...
Berkshire Eagle· 5 days agoThe icon is Abraham Lincoln. The play is Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Abe Lincoln in...
Review: ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS at Berkshire Theatre Group
Broadway World· 2 days agoCharting Lincoln's extraordinary journey from humble beginnings in New Salem, Illinois, to his...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...