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Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...
A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...
Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. will hold their annual removal of wreaths, known as Wreaths Out, on Saturday, Jan. 11, beginning ...
Good morning, Chicago. A little before 9 on a warm Thursday morning in mid-May, Doug Morgan climbed into the seat of an excavator and positioned the teeth of the bucket just above the centerline of an ...
Though for some the federal holiday, which falls on May 26 this year, also signals the unofficial start of summer, there’s ...
Rain or shine, snow or sleet, for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, guards watch the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A revenue boost that could guarantee Ballad Health's rural Tennessee hospitals stay open until at least 2028 is inching toward federal approval, but the tweak to ...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Andrew Johnson National Historic Site announced that its cemetery is closed to all access after damage caused by Friday night’s severe storms. The historic site ...
To honor this time in history the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is hosting an event to educate the community about Andrew Johnson's role in adding the 13th-15th amendment during the ...
SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — Hundreds gathered at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery on Saturday morning for its Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony. Nearly 6,500 service members who served ...
and all were seen in the same way by a country that could not separate the war from the warrior,” said Acting Director Celethia Johnson of the Houston National Cemetery. The ceremony will take ...
Arlington National Cemetery said it is updating its website to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove all mentions of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, or DEI. A prominent ...