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Hopewell musician & hall-of-famer plays 'Taps' each year at Gettysburg National Cemetery
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA Hopewell Township musician embraced the honor and opportunity of performing "Taps" for a seventh...
Lakeland Community College Civic Band director visits Soldiers National Monument
The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 4—Frank Cosenza, director of the Lakeland Community College Civic Band, recently took part in a "solemn and moving" ceremony at Gettysburg National Cemetery, performing Taps — the bugle ...
Can America’s guardian Angel help save it?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 10 months ago— No one knows precisely where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. David Blankenhorn is explaining all this as he paces about the monument...
Seen a line of weird lights in the sky over Central PA? Here's what they are.
Hanover Evening Sun via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIf you've been watching the night skies in Central Pa. recently and caught a glimpse of some strange...
What to do in Gettysburg, according to TripAdvisor
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Gettysburg has a rich history not just in Pennsylvania but in the United States as well. Gettysburg was founded in 1786, was...
The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He...
The Root's Guide to the Centuries Long Fight for Reparations
The Root via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe battle for reparations for Black Americans has been raging since the civil war. And in recent...
August features special 'Taps on Tuesday' programs
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 30—DANVILLE — The "Taps on Tuesday" programs have been going well, according to event organizer Larry Weatherford. "We're looking forward to featuring some special guests and themes the ...
160 years later, battlefield at Gettysburg returning to 1863 roots
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJun. 30—GETTYSBURG — It's been 160 years since Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ventured into the Pennsylvania crossroads town of Gettysburg in what became the largest battle ever fought ...
War Museum hosts special 'Taps' program on Veterans Day
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 10—DANVILLE — "At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we will remember." That phrase dates back to the autumn of 1919. It commemorated that date the year before ...