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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
Kevin Costner refused to shorten eulogy at Whitney Houston’s funeral: ‘They can get over that’
The Independent US via AOL· 5 days agoCostner has recently been promoting his new self-funded film, Horizon. The film is part of Costner’s...
Cricket is trying to take the US by storm, but is it working?
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoNow, 180 years on, this fixture opened the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup in Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas,...
Howey: Braun continues a DC-to-Indianapolis trend
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThere have been varied breeding grounds for future Indiana governors. After the American Civil War, Govs. Conrad Baker, Isaac Gray, Alvin ...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoEuropeans and Latin Americans had followed the Civil War closely. “The one event which knit us...
Kevin Costner on His Kids' Reaction to Seeing Him Emotional at Cannes
Entertainment Tonight· 5 days agoKevin Costner is looking back at the emotional moment he shared with five of his kids at the Cannes...
Viral Claim Says Every US Founding Father Was a Felon. Here Are the Facts
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA treason charge doesn't always lead to a conviction — after theAmerican Civil War, many Confederate...
Remembering the Battle of Philippi: The Civil War in West Virginia
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGHENT, WV (WVNS) — On June 3, 1861, the bloodiest war fought on American soil commenced with a bang:...
In Washington, D.C., the city’s ‘forgotten river’ cleans up, slowly - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 2 days agoBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. is shorter, shallower and harder to navigate than the more famous Potomac, which cuts through the ...
Perspective | Amputations, iron hands, wooden legs: A history of artificial body parts
Washington Post· 15 hours agoThe human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet....