On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital.
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7/15/15
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The bloody civil war in Syria took a turn for the worse last week.
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9/5/13
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Catherine Applebaum, a fifth-grader in Donna Smith’s class at Lynbrook’s West End School, received a third-place award of $250 in the Junior Division of the 2011-2012 Civil War Trust postcard …
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9/5/12
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The stagelights shine at Eisenhower Park this weekend as summer sounds fill the air on Friday, followed by a family performance of Cinderella at the park's Children's Day on Sunday. Also check out the Civil War Battle Reenactment at Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
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7/18/12
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It's the time of year to savor being outdoors in the crisp autumn air, with the crunch of leaves beneath our feet. The weekends are chock full of outdoor
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Karen Bloom
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10/13/10
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In my mind, I pictured little boys scurrying through African jungles, chased by men with big guns. I saw the boys shot and killed, their blood running down the tall trees surrounding them. I saw them lying in oozing mud.
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Scott Brinton
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8/5/10
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We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
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5/28/10
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