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Giant step for Somalia with UN Security Council seat
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe ousting of Mohamed Siad Barre as Somalia’s president in 1991 sparked a decades-long civil war between rival clan warlords. Over the years, the UN and...
The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump's promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations
Los Angeles Times· 50 minutes agoThe American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Trump ‘s...
Opinion | Long Before the Woke, There Were the Wide Awake
New York Times· 2 hours agoGeorge Kimball was ready for war as soon as the first brick hit his head. The 20-year-old printer...
Freedom Day: 16 events in the Wilmington area celebrating Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoIt dates back to June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in...
America’s Groundbreaking Sidewinder Was Poised to Rule the Skies. Then, the Soviet Union Stole It.
Popular Mechanics· 1 day agoNine years after the end of the Chinese Civil War, when the island of Taiwan officially became the...
'Impressive and grand': Battle of Carthage reenactment set for June 15-16
The Joplin Globe· 3 days agoSeveral hundred reenactors are expected to gather at the Civil War Ranch and Arena, just north of...
Philippi honors civil war battle with Blue and Gray Reunion
WDTV· 6 days agoThe Battle of Philippi was fought on June 3, 1861, as an attempt by the Union to protect railroads...
Remembering the Battle of Philippi: The Civil War in West Virginia
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGHENT, WV (WVNS) — On June 3, 1861, the bloodiest war fought on American soil commenced with a bang:...
Glory 4K Anniversary Steelbook Review
Comic Book· 6 hours agoBelieve it or not, Glory turns 35 this year. The Civil War classic has remained a favorite in homes and classrooms for more than three decades now, and...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 1 hour agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from the Union Army entered Galveston, Texas, and informed the remaining enslaved ...