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List of current secretaries of state in the United States
The secretary of state is a state-level position in 47 of the 50 states. The position does not exist in Alaska, Hawaii and Utah.In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the office is called the ...
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A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
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Juneteenth Festival and Parade: Road closures and SEPTA detours
The City of Philadelphia will be having a Juneteenth Festival and Parade. All modes of transportation will be impacted ...
Map Shows How Many Federal Holidays US Has Compared to Other Countries
Newsweek compared the number of U.S. holidays with the rest of the world after President Donald Trump said there were "too many." ...
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers: Kentucky town shining light on 5th US colored cavalry
On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...
Juneteenth celebrates the official end to slavery in the U.S. on June 19th, 1865
Dozens of participants marched in Kittery and walked over the Memorial Bridge to Portsmouth's African Burying Ground on ...