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Confederate Memorial Day is in May. Here's what to know about the controversial 'holiday.'
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThose driving into South Carolina are met with quite the sight on Interstate 85. Flying atop a...
Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoState offices throughout Mississippi will be closed Monday in recognition of Confederate Memorial...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state of Florida officially honors the Floridians who took up arms in the Confederate battle against ...
SC celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a holiday, but not Juneteenth. That could change
The State via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA similar proposal in recent years would have allowed state employees to choose to observe either...
Pascua Florida Day, Robert E. Lee's birthday: A complete list of Florida’s state holidays for 2024
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoUPDATE: Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day added in April, 2024, will begin in 2025. Robert E. Lee's...
The Shocking April Holiday That Mississippi Is Still Celebrating
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the year of our lord 2024, the Confederate States of America are still being honored in...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
10 Surprising Facts About Memorial Day
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMemorial Day began as a way to honor soldiers who died in the American Civil War, which claimed the lives of the most U.S. military personnel in history....
Memorial Day 2024: The Meaning & History of the Holiday
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMany celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with barbecues and family get-togethers, but Memorial...
Everything’s Political, Including This Holiday
Capital B via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWelcome back to Everything’s Political, Capital B’s news, culture, and politics newsletter! Every Thursday, I’ll take a look at recent stories that seem...
