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Police say 15 shot during Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California
KY3 Springfield· 6 hours agoFifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 2 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 2 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
Father's Day Hike at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park brings families closer
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 4 days agoFort Abraham Lincoln State Park celebrated Father’s Day by organizing an opportunity for families to...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 11 hours agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 1 day agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...