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The Only Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army in WWI
Time via Yahoo News· 43 minutes agoCredit - US Army/Getty Images African-American heroines are everywhere in U.S. history — though they...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
United States Army celebrates its 249th birthday
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 5 days agoOn June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year, creating the...
III Corps celebrates the 249th birthday of the U.S. Army
KXXV Waco· 5 days agoThe United States Army was established in 1775 and led by General George Washington. The significance of that change isn't lost on the Deputy Commanding General of the III ...
Are Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on the brink of war?
AFP via Yahoo News· 28 minutes agoAn escalating cross-border tit-for-tat between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raised fears Wednesday...
House Freedom Caucus chair locked in close Virginia primary count with Trump-backed challenger
CNN via AOL· 39 minutes agoHouse Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, who angered allies of Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy, trails...
Russian court jails U.S. soldier for 3 years, 9 months over domestic incident
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoA U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison by a court in Russia's...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 5 hours agoWhat is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the...
Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoWillie Mays, who has died aged 93, was one of the best baseball players in the history of his sport;...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoRobert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, which all but ended the Civil War, a U.S. Army officer arrived in Galveston, Texas, with two...
