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'It's our Independence Day': Worcester commemorates Juneteenth
As she held her 8-month-old son, Khalid, Medina refocused on the history of Juneteenth including U.S. Union troops who ...
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Independence police asking for the public's help to find man missing since June 16
Independence police asking for the public's help to find a man missing since June 16. He may suffer from dementia, other ...
Independence Police searching for missing 66-year-old man
The Independence Police Department has issued a SILVER Advisory as a 66-year-old man has been missing since Monday, June 16.
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a ...
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How did July 4 become the U.S.' Independence Day?
July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.
Fairview Park Community Band to celebrate Independence Day with July 2 performance
The Fairview Park Community Band returns for its annual Independence Day performance at 7 p.m. July 1 at the Bain Park gazebo ...
On Frederick Douglass, the Declaration of Independence, and Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...
Two Independence schools welcome new principals
Jodie Hughes has been announced as the new principal of Independence Primary School, succeeding TJ Ebert. Ebert is starting a ...