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Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAccording to the National Archives, it is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in
Juneteenth and the Life of the First Black American Catholic Priest
National Catholic Register· 2 hours agoOn June 19, the United States commemorates the anniversary of the 1865 order that gave freedom to...
What’s happening around New Mexico June 14-20
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlbuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Notices Crews to begin work on Rio Bravo Boulevard near Second Street – The work on the Rio Bravo ...
Before the Great Migration, there was the Great Exodus. Here's what happened.
National Geographic· 2 days agoAngela Bates has lived across the United States, but the only place she’s ever called home is near ...
London’s 10 best walks
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThere are many unsung heroes of London – one of the best of them is the Thames Path, a National Trail since 1996, which follows 184 miles ...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoNow, they were official emissaries of the United States government: here not just to scout the landscape but also to
A Lexington cemetery honors Civil War heroes with Juneteenth Jubilee
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Haydens were enslaved in Lexington and became leading abolitionists who crossed the Ohio River...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 1 day agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Deadly heat sets alarm bells ringing over Paris Olympics
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoInstead, it plans to use an eco-friendly underground cooling system that draws water from the Seine ...
Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal· 5 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating...