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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
Tory Realism Lives on in the Land of Canning
The American Conservative· 5 hours agoThe British debate about an intervention in the American Civil War is fascinating because it skewers every political theory one might ...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoApril 12, 1861: The American Civil War begin after Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter in...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(Photo courtesy of National Archives/Getty Images) Celebrating the end of a dark chapter In 1863, during the American Civil War, President ...
Read the exclusive USA TODAY interview of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
USA Today· 3 days agoIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appears to be pulling voters from major...
Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJustin Trudeau probably won’t ask Joe Biden if the U.S. is headed for a war between the states. But a report from within his government says it’s time for Canada to get ready.
Review: Erik Larson's 'Demon of Unrest' challenges inevitability of the Civil War
The Post and Courier· 5 days agoAn understanding of the stories behind momentous events often suffers from the consequences of those...
This Publix in Central Florida has a cemetery in its parking lot. Here’s why
WKMG ClickOrlando· 2 days agoThe small plot — over 500 square feet — hosts the remains of two Union soldiers from the American ...
'Bad Boys' tops North American box office in boost for Will Smith
The Raw Story· 4 days agoWill Smith marked his first major film hit since his infamous Oscars slap as "Bad Boys: Ride or Die"...
Fact Check: Benjamin Franklin Supposedly Gave This Antisemitic Speech. We Looked at the Evidence
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut, Pelley claimed, most copies were destroyed during the American Civil War. "Among the few copies...
