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Voting by mail in 1864
Quincy Herald-Whig· 23 hours agoThe 1864 election was at the height of the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln sought reelection which prompted debate ...
Trump Tells Faith Conference If He Took Off Shirt They’d See ‘a Beautiful Person’ With ‘Wounds All...
Mediaite· 9 hours agoTrump then told his supporters on Saturday that if he were to take off his shirt in front of them...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 7 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 4 days agoIt’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln</ ...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 3 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 ...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 days 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...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut just after the start of the Civil War, in 1860, it was the site of a Union Army training camp,...
National Civil Rights Museum offering free admission on Juneteenth
FOX 13 Memphis· 4 days agoThe free admission not only celebrates Juneteenth and its history but also allows museum visitors to...
'The 29th of Illinois': Honoring the Black Civil War regiment connected to Juneteenth
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTazewell County honored the 11 residents who served with the 29th Colored Infantry during the Civil ...