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It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...
In the repetitious cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, “I have a dream” was followed by “one day.” Those two words, “one day,” made us look to the heavens with promise, hope and ...
NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive ...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County has hosted events this week including a celebration through song at the Shiloh Friendship Center featuring Mary D. Williams.
This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in ...
The final touches were added to the community center playground at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on Tuesday with the unveiling of statues of Martin Luther King Jr. and former President ...
The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society held its 13th annual ceremony on Wednesday, commemorating the historic moment when 16 Jewish rabbis were arrested for standing alongside Dr. Martin ...
President Obama issued the following statement commemorating the anniversary of the birthday of spiritual and political humanitarian, Mahatma Gandhi.On behalf of the American people, I want to ...
Martin Luther King Jr bust and Trump in Oval Office – via Grok AI The decision to move King’s bust has drawn sharp criticism. The NAACP, a leading civil rights organization, announced it will ...
President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first term but now it's gone.
President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first term but now it's gone.
Former President Obama said “Dreamers” are “being demonized and treated as enemies” in a social media post marking the 13th anniversary of his administration establishing the creation of ...