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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in southwest Memphis
Medical Xpress· 6 hours agoFor many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoUnion troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe...
Race relations task force in Burlington call its quits without funding or much support
The Journal Times· 2 days agoA task force on improving race relations in Burlington has voted to disband after a three-year...
Military Book Review The Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said: Son of an African General,...
Strategy Page· 5 days agoPulitzer-prize-winning journalist Dean Calbreath gives us a fine biography of Mohammed Ali ben Sa'id (1836-1882). Born into wealth and privilege in the ancient African kingdom of Borno, he might ...
City Council Strikes Down Gonzalez’s ‘Inhumane’ Suggestion for Blanket Ban on Public Camping
Skanner· 7 days agoPortland no longer has an enforceable ban on public camping, and some city commissioners are eager to get one on the books – too eager, argued homeless advocates and some local civil rights ...