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15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
NBC 17 Raleigh· 2 hours agoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful...
Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 22 hours agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
West Virginia celebrates 161 years of statehood with birthday festivities
WTRF Wheeling· 3 hours agoWHEELING, W. Va. (WTRF) — West Virginia celebrates its 161st year of statehood. People gathered at West Virginia Independence Hall to kick-off the birthday festivities. Former President Abr…
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 12 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 ...
Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 7 hours agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Hours for Juneteenth.
Barrons.com· 7 hours agoInvestors may be enjoying a mid-week pause thanks to Juneteenth. The last few months of 2024 have...
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...