Fort Worth approves Southside land for new National Juneteenth Museum
Fort Worth City Council approves land National Juneteenth Museum previously given to Southside Community Center, operations ...
Daughters of the Union seek to preserve marker as mystery surrounds another
San Pedro Park marker honors first president of Union women’s group; readers asked to help track down a plaque dedicated to ...
The 14 Best Things to Do in Delaware
The Point at Cape Henlopen, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, closes from March to September to protect the ...
Armstrong Williams: Racialized politics a sad hallmark of America's historical legacy
Both parties should treat voters based on the content of their character, not the color of their skin, writes.
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Inside the Qatari royal family's legal battle over The Idol's Eye diamond, worth more than $27 million
When it comes to diamonds, there are few more prized than those hacked from mines near the Golconda fort in India ... in a Christie's London saleroom in 1865. From there, it went to the 34th ...
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What to know about why Black History Month was created
(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) In February, celebrations of Black history, achievement, culture, education and communities ramp up across Dallas-Fort Worth ... On June 19, 1865, General ...
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Fort Worth moves forward with plans for National Juneteenth Museum
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday unanimously ... Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19. It was on that date in 1865 when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ordered the ...
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Lord Kelvin
Although his discoveries were perhaps not so sensational or so startling to the layman, they were fraught with a scientific worth that only ... and from 1865 to 1866, he acted as electrician ...