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Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Donald Trump's crowd at black Detroit church raises eyebrows
Newsweek· 3 days agoFormer President Donald Trump's visit to Detroit on Saturday, where he attended a roundtable...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 40 minutes agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years that makes Juneteenth a national...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 17 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Attention Lincoln and Reagan: GOP senators scramble history with Trump greatness claim
The Raw Story· 7 days agoSeismologists report that the chunks of granite falling from the Mount Rushmore National Memorial...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election ...
Editorial: The history, and hypocrisy, of the upside-down American flag
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn upside-down U.S. flag outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s home is the latest...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe bill’s leading sponsors included Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Republican Sen....