The News-Press27d
Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of America. Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ...
Yellow Advertiser11d
It happened today – this day in history – February 4
Roman Emperor Septimus Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and ...
CBS News25d
Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
Both states mark Confederate Memorial Day in April and mark the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. South Carolina marks Confederate Memorial Day in May. Other states have ...
The Clarion-Ledger28d
Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Alabama has a state holiday for Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the first Monday in June, but Mississippi pairs it with Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. (He was born June 3 ...
NBC Bay Area26d
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Both states mark Confederate Memorial Day in April and mark the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. South Carolina marks Confederate Memorial Day in May. Other states have ...
Mint22d
Presidential pardons escalate as modern political weapon
who in December 1868 pardoned more than 10,000 rebels including Confederate President Jefferson Davis, describing the move as a way to foster “permanent peace, order and prosperity throughout ...
The New York Times4d
How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
The United States began celebrating its first president ... Confederate general, on the same day in January. Both states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day in April and recognize Jefferson Davis ...