In the mid-1800s, there were scorching debates taking place in the U.S. Congress between politicians in the North, who opposed slavery, and those in the South, who favored the institution.
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By James Bernstein
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9/15/22
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With the growing recognition of Juneteenth as a day to commemorate a moment in American history that resonates loudly with Black people, Inwood resident Ilyassha Shivers, along with his family and his church, the Wings of Faith Outreach Ministries, will hold a celebration on Saturday at Inwood Park.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/16/21
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It was not the usual fire truck-, marching band-, Little League-, Scout-filled Memorial Day Parade that the Hewlett-Woodmere communities are accustomed to, but as the world reemerges after the coronavirus pandemic Monday’s ceremony at the Veterans Triangle in Hewlett paid homage to the men and women who died in the military service of this country.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/3/21
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I was out for a drive in mid-April, rounding the corner from Beach Street to Merrick Road in Merrick, when Emily Dickinson’s words suddenly came to my mind . . .
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7/31/20
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The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Memorial Day Parade proceeded down Central Avenue to Cedarhurst Avenue and to Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, fittingly named for a military veteran, as adults and children …
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/29/18
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If the weather cooperates, the Five Towns will be triply-blessed with parades in Inwood, Lawrence through Cedarhurst and Woodmere through Hewlett to commemorate the Memorial Day holiday. Last year rain washed out the Hewlett-Woodmere and Cedarhurst-Lawrence parades.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/25/17
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I lay on my back in the tiny concrete courtyard of my childhood home in El Salvador, in the cool shade cast by long tin panels that extended from the roof. A few times a week at around noon . . .
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4/27/17
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Returning soldiers descend upon Old Bethpage Village Restoration to reenact hardships and valor of the brave men who fought to save the nation.
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9/9/15
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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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Reliving history at Rock Hall Country Fair
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A Civil War encampment, colonial historians, a wampum-making demonstration and antique cars created a historical atmosphere at the 29th annual Rock Hall Country Fair last weekend on the grounds of the 18th century plantation, now a Town of Hempstead museum in Lawrence.
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10/31/14
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