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The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
Jim Jordan just can’t seem to stop shaming himself, as he continues to embarrass his congressional district and the entire ...
Davis, captured by Union forces, was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Hood had surrendered to Union forces in Natchez, Miss. My primary celebration on Thursday, the 160th anniversary of the ...
Readers on co-opting patriotism from the right, waving flags at protests and renaming military bases. It has taken a pretend ...
The removal of Confederate monuments has not erased the ugly history they represent. President Trump restoring those same ...
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...
A walk in Pacoima, a celebration in Altadena and a concert in Manhattan Beach are some of the events planned for Juneteenth ...
We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.
The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...