A 1936 map of U.S. 60. Only on that version of the map is a notation: "Civil War Grave Mound" on the Bryan family farm. It confirmed decades of oral history passed down through the family.

President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the Confederate States of America as of Jan. 1, 1863. But it was largely ignored since it couldn't be enforced unless the ...

Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in 1865. Most stores and restaurants are expected to be open normal hours.

The US Supreme Court may rule on Friday on Donald Trump's attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as ...

Juneteenth marks the day, June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in the United States were finally told — 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

The president had been expected to issue a proclamation about Juneteenth but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters she wasn't tracking that.

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.

2. We prize America as a land of opportunity. The Civil War paved the way for Americans to live, learn and move about in ways that had seemed all but inconceivable just a few years earlier. With these ...

Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

Nearest airport to Anderson Airport and Anderson is Oconee County Airport - (25.14 Km / 15.62 Miles) Following are the nearest airports to Anderson and Anderson Airport. Distance between the two ...

Nearest airport to Jacksonville Airport and Jacksonville, FL is Craig Municipal Airport - (23.58 Km / 14.65 Miles) Following are the nearest airports to Jacksonville, FL and Jacksonville Airport.