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Fact Check: About the Rumor Tom Selleck Said 'I Refuse to Debate Gun Control with Anyone Who...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe user then jokingly posted fthat ormer U.S. President Abraham Lincoln said, "Don't believe the...
Carter’s next potential milestone: First former president to see 100
Washington Post· 2 days agoJimmy Carter has been in hospice care for 16 months, but he continues to eat well and defy the odds...
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...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 5 days agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
Judge slams bankrupt Giuliani for ‘troubling fact’ that he can’t keep an accountant
The Independent US via AOL· 5 days ago“If people don’t obey court orders, it’s a profound problem.” Giuliani attended the hearing via...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
Neither Biden Nor Trump’s Claims About Black Unemployment Rates Match the Numbers | Opinion
The State· 6 days ago"We've done more for-and I say this, I say it proudly-more for the black population than any president since Abraham Lincoln," Trump told the crowd. "We ...
Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 3 days agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
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 ...
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....