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The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics ...

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The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with ...

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump , millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...