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Fireworks, parades, and cookouts, not to mention red, white and blue: The things Americans today most closely associate with the Fourth of July have been surprisingly constant since the country’s
Read moreDuring the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of
Read moreCol. Ernest M. Carter Mac graduated from Coalgate High School in 1959 and in 1963 received a bachelor’s degree from East Central State University in Ada. In 1970 he achieved
Read moreAcross the country, Americans will don red, white and blue on July 4 to celebrate the nation’s independence with barbecues, parades and fireworks. The holiday commemorates the Founding Fathers’ declaration
Read moreRamon “Tony” Nadal can forget a lot of things in his life, but even the passage of half a century has not dulled the memory of three scorching days in
Read moreBy Elizabeth M. Collins Former President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to a daring helicopter pilot who displayed extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War, the White House announced.
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