HERE IT IS. July 5, and we celebrated the 249th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It seems we have moved from a ...

Fireworks, parades, and military flyovers will happen across the country in celebration of 249 years since America declared ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is celebrating Juneteenth with multiple events throughout this month. Starting June 13, the Emancipation ...

Let Marylanders be at the forefront of a growing movement to recognize the end of slavery and work toward a better, more equal future for all.

As Americans across the nation prepare to celebrate the 249th anniversary of their independence on July 4, 2025, the Fourth ...

Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

Five years ago, on July 4, 2020, the country was in the midst of waves of rioting. The proximate cause, the match that lit the fire, was the death of a black man, a violent ex-convict, on May 25, with ...

Mountain State residents celebrate another proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. On Jan. 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 20, 1863, he declared that Mountaineers are ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

The Fourth of July is a federal holiday, meaning federal buildings and courts, state of Illinois offices and courts, the Sangamon County building and courts and the Municipal Building will be closed.

The great-grandson of a civil rights icon spoke at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum this week in celebration of Juneteenth.