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READER SUBMITTED: Efforts Underway To Honor Fallen Military From Connecticut
StatewideWhat is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and falls on May 27 this year. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans' Day. Veterans' Day is celebrated in November to honor all those who have served our country throughout...Tags: Memorial Day, Iraq, Holidays, World War I (1914-1918), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Free Thursday concerts at Fort Monroe, Mariners' Museum begin in June
A popular summer concert series has seemingly escaped looming federal budget cuts. Fort Monroe's Music By the Bay series will begin June 13 and with a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Wind Ensemble. Concerts take place on Thursday evenings at...
Tags: Concerts, Fort Monroe, Entertainment Events, Virginia Arts Festival, Arts and Culture
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Century of firepower
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.A side-by-side comparison of the Model 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield used by Custer's cavalry and the Model 1860 Henry rifle used by native Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn offers insight about the nature of the famous last stand. Members...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Firearms, Sociology
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Centre commencement to be streamed live
Centre CollegeCentre College’s 189th commencement will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday in Newlin Hall of the Norton Center for the Arts. The 2013 graduation exercises will begin with the baccalaureate ceremony, which also will take place in Newlin Hall at 11 a.m....Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, Arts and Culture, U.S. Department of State, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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El Zaguan horse-chestnut trees succumb to stress
The Santa Fe New MexicanOne of the two stately horse-chestnut trees, which have been landmarks on Canyon Road for nearly a century and a half, appears to be dead. Both trees began showing signs of stress, such as rust on their leaves, about 15 years ago. They went dormant...Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Anne Frank, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Abraham Lincoln, Chestnuts
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Top 10 Gettysburg events, attractions
Top 10 Gettysburg events, attractions •Major re-enactments June 29th and 30th (at Bushey Farm) and July 4-7 (at Redding Farm), with 10,000-plus re-enactors on the field. •Commemorative ceremony, Gettysburg: A New Birth of Freedom, June 30,...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Wyoming County Civil War Days in Oceana
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Numerous activities are planned for the second annual Wyoming County Civil War Days this Saturday and Sunday on the field behind Oceana Middle School. "This year marks the 150th birthday of West Virginia, the only state born of the Civil War, so the...Tags: Salt, Museums, Entertainment, U.S. Army, Arts and Culture
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Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment
HARRISBURG-FINANCIAL WOES Pa. senators target municipal swaps, loan deals HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four Pennsylvania state senators are targeting gaps in municipal borrowing laws that they say were exposed by the massive debt the city of...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Trials, Bank Robbery, Pittsburgh Pirates, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Here is the latest Pennsylvania news from The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators are reviewing surveillance video as they search for the person who shot and killed a Philadelphia cab driver overnight during a robbery attempt. Police say it happened around 12:45 a.m. near an apartment complex...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Auction Service, Museums, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions
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Owners put Civil War wax museum in Gettysburg up for sale after more than half a century
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A wax museum commemorating the Civil War is up for sale months before the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Evening Sun reports (http://bit.ly/12QA1t8 ) the owners of the American Civil War Wax Museum in...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Man on a mission to honor fallen Confederate soldiers
Cecil W. Thomas III strides down an old brick walk outside historic St. John's Church, scanning its ancient cemetery left and right for the tell-tale signs of Civil War soldiers. Hundreds and hundreds of tombstones and monuments rise from the earth...
Tags: Memorial Day, Arts and Culture, Culture, Death and Dying Customs, Wars and Interventions
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Actress brings Clara Barton to life at Fallston library
Stories from one of American history's most revered women, Clara Barton, filled the Fallston library April 11, when more than 50 people watched Mary Ann Jung portray Barton during a living history presentation that spanned Barton's brave life as a...Tags: Arts and Culture, American Red Cross, Wars and Interventions, Libraries, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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