21. Today Date And Time holidays; International holidays Listed by Month; national holidays; holidays and Other Dates in the US Secular Calendar of Africanamerican history This month; http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml

Today's Calendar and Clock Page This page has received the Top 5% of the Web designation from the Point Survey. See their review here. Named Cosmic Site of the Night for 5/9/96. Named June Site of the Month in the Reference category by The Net magazine, June 1996. Dr. Webster's Cool Site for 5/20/96. Listed in the Awesome Universal Web 500 Two Bones from Cyberhound This page has been accessed times. (until sunset) So What WEEK is it? Walter Williams on the Millennium Today's date NIST Time display ... Calendar listings from YAHOO The World Clock Various Calendar conversions Calendars ... Dates of Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Passover algorithms What is the day of the week? "Doomsday" algorithm How to determine the day of the week Christian Calendar (mostly Roman Rite) Days left in Advent Calendars of various cultures and religions ... 1999 GPS Calendar Jewish Hebrew Date for Today Hebrew Calendar Perpetual Jewish/Civil Calendar Jewish Calendars ... Torah portion for this week (interactive) Interactive Bar Mitzvah portion locator Daf Yomi Audio in English Interfaith Calendar Interfaith Calendar for this month Moslem Moslem calendar converter AH 1420 ISLAMIC CALENDAR ISLAMIC CALENDAR ... Calendars/hijri-muslim-holidays.txt

22. Holidays Around The World For K-12 Movement; The Legacy; The Holiday; Electronic Classroom from Melvin Sylvester s page national Civil Rights of exhibits on African american history Martin Luther http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/holidays.htm

Holidays around the World for K-12 This is the Internet School Library Media Center Holidays page. The ISLMC is a preview site for teachers, librarians, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap For religious and holiday music, See Also: Songs at this site General Sites April Fools! Arbor Day Armistice Day ... China - Holidays General Sites Holidays for Children U. S. Patriotic Observances. Flag Display Multicultural Holiday Calendar From KidLink. Holiday calendar with information on the holidays, countries, authors, and month. Celebrate! Holidays in the USA History of many holidays. Histories of the Holidays TeacherLINK Use the TeacherLinks database search function for holiday sites 1001 postcards.org Search for the holiday you want or use the A-Z category index. Rubicon's Holidays by Month Includes international holidays Holidays on the NET Site is for educators; Includes holidays calendar; information on many holidays including Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Back to Top April Fools! April Fools Day Postcards From 1001 Postcards.org. Send a free postcard

23. Fact Sheet: We The People Forum On American History, Civics, And Service The national Museum of american history, where today s Resources for Teaching history, Civics, and Service origins and significance of our national holidays. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/05/20030501-5.html

In Focus Medicare Iraq National Security Economic Security ... More Issues News Current News Press Briefings Proclamations Executive Orders ... Radio Addresses News by Date February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 ... January 2001 Appointments Nominations Application Photos Photo Essays Federal Facts Federal Statistics West Wing History Home May 2003 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary May 1, 2003 Fact Sheet: We the People Forum on American History, Civics, and Service We the People Forum on American History, Civics, and Service The USA Freedom Corps, as part of its mission to promote a culture of service, citizenship and responsibility in America's communities, has worked with federal agencies to find ways government can support the teaching of American history and our democratic traditions. Today's "We the People" forum is part of that effort. On September 17, 2002, the 215th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, President George W. Bush announced new government efforts to improve the teaching of American history and civics and make national treasures more accessible to teachers and students - including a "We the People" Forum on American History, Civics, and Service. At the forum, members of his Administration announced the National Endowment for the Humanities will ask Congress to provide $100 million over the next three years to support this effort, and the Department of Education is accepting applications for nearly $100 million in competitive grants this year to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge of American history.

24. Homework Center - Holidays & Celebrations An american Christmas Decade by Decade http//hoover.archives gives a decadeby-decade history, from 1840 we came to celebrate Christmas as a national holiday. http://www.multcolib.org/homework/holidhc.html

School Corps Library Catalog Library Databases Ask Us! ... Valentine's Day Holiday Megasites Calendar Zone http://www.calendarzone.com/ Cultural and religious calendars from around the world. Celebrate! Holidays in the USA http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/index.html From the US Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, this site covers our national, religious, and ethnic celebrations and more. Diversity Calendar http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ The University of Kansas provides this diversity calendar including for example National Women's Heritage Month. Review holidays and celebrations by religion, ethic, national holidays and other. Holidays on the Net http://www.holidays.net/index2.htm Choose and learn from many different cultural holidays. Multi Cultural Calendar http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/ This keyword-searchable site contains entries which may provide recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the special ways in which these days are observed. http://www.multcolib.org/kids/hol/sol.html Learn about many different winter festivals and holidays from around the world.

25. August 2004 Monthly,Weekly,Daily Unknown,Bizarre,Silly,Holidays Observances It has no official holiday. Monthly Observances Admit You re Happy Month american history Essay Contest Your Reading Be A Haven Month national Get Acquainted http://www.brownielocks.com/august.html

All our holidays are validated with sponsors or organizations. We do not have holidays for every single day of the year. Sites that do, IMHO are making days up. Beware! all the details click the link above. To visit our old listings and presentations visit our holiday archive. Visit the Pages We did Specials for this Month on: August is pretty dull. It has no official holiday. Features in the past are now out-dated. So the only feature we have is The America's Cup History and Cartoon. It's not annual. But when it happens it begins around the end of July and goes into August.) History of the World Eskimo Olympics and Cartoon Sometimes this is in August. Or it starts in July and goes into August. We put it in both months..) History of the Crow Fair (Powwow) + Cartoon Fun! History of the Eagle Dance + Cartoon Fun! History of the Hopi Flute Ceremony History of the Hopi Snake Dance If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!

26. Holiday Encyclopedia : Maps - Weather - Travel - History - Economy - Government period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation (eg, I m going on holiday to Majorca next week ), like an american vacation national holidays. http://www.asinah.net/en/wikipedia/h/ho/holiday.html

Hotel Reservations AmeriHost Aparthotel Barcelo ... [ SHOPPING ] www.asinah.net Encyclopedia Switch Language Encyclopedia worldwide This article could be outdated : Visit our new Table of Contents Main Page Edit this page Holiday A holiday is day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. A public holiday or legal holiday is a holiday endorsed by the state . Public holidays can be either religious, in which case they reflect the dominant religion in a country, or secular , in which case they are usually political or historical in character. Based on the English words "holy" and "day," holidays originally represented special days of the Christian church calendar. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day, or even non-special day on which school or offices are closed such as Sunday Consecutive holidays are a string of holidays taken together without working days in between. They tend to be considered a good chance to take short trips, for example. In late , the Japanese government passed a law that increases the likehood of consecutive holidays by moving holidays fixed on certain day to a relative position in a month such as the second Monday. A well-known consecutive holiday in Japan is

27. Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators - Holiday Information also be found on the american history Sites page Diversity Calendar world holidays presented by month and separated by ethnic, national holiday, and religious http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/holidays.html

For our newsletter and special teacher promotions. Activity Calendar ...a month-by-month, quick overview of the special events you can celebrate in your classroom Arbor Day ...a history and explanation of this United States celebration Back to School Checklists ...not really a holiday, but a special day, this site links to sites to help you get off to a good start Betsy Ross Home Page ...find out information about Betsy Ross, the Star-Spangled Banner, and the history of the US flag Black History Month Resources may also be found on the American History Sites page. Chinese New Year ...an informative page including the celebration, customs, and foods of this holiday Columbus Navigation Home Page ...a page that examines the history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus Diversity Calendar ...world holidays presented by month, and separated by ethnic, national holiday, and religious categories Earth Day Page by Planetpals ...activities, ideas, history, and earth science all connected to Earth Day and ecology Earth Site ...a site including information on the founding of Earth Day Everything Kwanzaa ...this page includes a good summary of the holiday's tenets and principles First Day of School Sites ...a link to all types of sites to help you get ready for the first day of school Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Resources on the Web for Educators ...a site for educators to help utilize all types of Net sites dealing with Thanksgiving in support of the curriculum Groundhog Day History ...a single page with the history of this holiday and the shadow results for the last 100 years

28. 14850: History between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving holidays. between patriotic celebrations of national origin and unsettling symbolism from the american consciousness http://www.publiccom.com/magazine/9505/history.html

May Day in the USA: A Forgotten History by Michael Thomas Every year on May 1st, for over a century, workers around the world have marked Labor Day with rallies and speeches, picnics and celebrations, demonstrations and riots. Traditionally, these May Day events have provided a primary occasion for workers, especially in Europe, to collectively express their unity, their enthusiasm, and their commitment to social change. Today, the United States stands virtually alone among the industrialized nations in officially ignoring the historical and political significance of May Day for the Labor movement. When Americans do look past the occasional rites of spring, our responses are usually dominated by fearful Cold War images of May Day riots in Europe or tanks and mobile missile-launchers parading before the Kremlin. Few Americans realize that the seemingly foreign celebrations of labor held worldwide on May 1st actually commemorate historical events here in the United States. During the late 19th century, while corporate power was growing at an unprecedented rate, American workers faced a political and legal system that failed to recognize even the most basic rights of workplace safety, community sanitation, and child protection, let alone the right to organize and strike. On May 1st, 1886, the American Federation of Labor declared a national strike to demand an eight-hour work day and 350,000 workers across the country responded. In particular, the city of Chicago was virtually paralyzed; railroads, stockyards, and other businesses were forced to close. Two days later, police fired randomly into crowds of fleeing strikers, killing four and wounding many more. Angry workers began to call for armed retaliation.

29. History history; after american forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd. american veterans of all wars employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays http://www1.va.gov/vetsday/page.cfm?pg=3

30. Searchengine.net : 2004 American Holidays brazilian holidays, usa national holidays, american holidays, brazilian holidays com Africanamerican history Calendar 2004. 2004 Federal holidays 2004 Federal http://www.searchengine.net/2004_American_Holidays.htm

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31. ESL Vocabulary And Reading: Vocabureaders our american national holidays is not only fun, it is a way of exploring our diverse culture and values. How do we celebrate Memorial Day? What is the history http://www.prolinguaassociates.com/Pages/vrbook.html

Vocabureaders: American Holidays Potluck Wheels and Wings and The Zodiac Level: Elementary, High School, and Adult/Intermediate proficiency What are Vocabureaders? They are readers with short articles on subjects of general interest written in simple English. Students are asked to determine the meaning of highlighted vocabulary from context. Then exercises teach the noun, verb, adjective and adverb forms of those words. There are an answer key and teaching suggestions in each book. American Holidays Exploring Traditions, Customs and Backgrounds by Barbara Klebanow and Sara Fischers Ph.D. Price: Text $13.50 ISBN:0-86647-0018-2 Cassette Tape $11.00 ISBN 0-86647-118-9 ISBN 0-86647-119-7 Contents Samples July 4th, Election Day, Christmas, and New Year's Eve: reading about our American national holidays is not only fun, it is a way of exploring our diverse culture and values. How do we celebrate Memorial Day? What is the history of Thanksgiving? What does "Be my valentine" mean? Special features: 4 appendices of typical holiday gifts traditional holiday songs readings for the holidays a listing of other holidays in the US the official national holiday of each country in the world.

32. History Of Cinco De Mayo - MexOnline.com - Mexican Holidays It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the takeovers and wars, including the Mexicanamerican War (1846 1858, had mostly wiped out the national economy http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

Content HOME SITE MAP Accommodations Activities ... What's New Services Advertising Chat Rooms Classified Ads Customer Service ... People Finder MexOnline.com LLC. Mexican Holidays: Cinco de Mayo Introduction The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May , commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, but is also celebrated in other parts of the country and in U.S.cities with a significant Mexican population. It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day , which is actually September 16. Setting The Stage The battle at Puebla in 1862 happened at a violent and chaotic time in Mexico's history. Mexico had finally gained independence from Spain in 1821, and a number of internal political takeovers and wars, including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Mexican Civil War of 1858, had mostly wiped out the national economy. During this period Mexico had accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including Spain, England and France, who were demanding payment. Similar debt to the U.S. was previously cleared after the Mexican-American War. France was eager to add to its empire at that time, and used the debt issue to move forward with goals of establishing its own leadership in Mexico. Realizing France's intent, Spain and England withdrew their support. When Mexico finally stopped making any loan payments, France took action on it's own to install Napoleon's relative, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, as ruler of Mexico.

33. Learning Materials -Reading Materials- holidays are influenced by american history, religion, and possible to understand american culture better. there are federal (national) holidays, state holidays http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/library/student/reading/holidays/america

Learning Materials HOME Reading Materials HOME Main Section ESL Graded Readers Reading Materials Writing Materials Listening Materials ... (Class Handout) Japanese Section TOEIC TOEFL American Cultural Backgrounds English Newspapers ... kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp Reading Materials American Holidays American holidays are influenced by American history, religion, and immigrants ' cultures. By studying American holidays, it is possible to understand American culture better. In the United States, there are federal (national) holidays, state holidays, and annual events. On federal holidays, federal and state offices, banks, schools, and companies close throughout the United States. Most people have a day off . There are ten federal holidays now. State holidays are legal holidays in a particular state or states. State offices, banks, schools, and companies in that state close. For annual events, offices and stores do not close, and people work as usual. American holidays can be divided into four categories based on their content. Holidays for birthdays of famous Americans include the birthdays of George Washington (February 22), Martin Luther King (January 15), and Abraham Lincoln (February 12). Patriotic holidays include Memorial Day (May 30), Veterans Day (November 11), and Independence Day (July 4). Religious holidays include Christmas (December 25) and Easter; Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November), Valentine's Day (February 14), St. Patrick's Day (March 17) and Halloween (October 31) have religious origins.

34. Independence Recognize history as a common memory. Pictures of american flags; Copies of Star Spangled Banner (audio and lyrics); Calendar with national holidays; http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/indepday/

Teacher Notes Independence Day! Start the fireworks! Strike up the band! Throw a parade! Your class has voted to leave your school. That's right, your class is on its own! You and your classmates are tired of all the rules your Principal keeps making. So your class has decided to form a school all by itself. Your class has become Independent! This is pretty exciting news! The only problem is nobody else knows. Everyone still thinks you are part of the same old school. You don't feel all that different either. It still seems like the same old class in the same old school. It's no fun being independent when no one else even knows, including the students themselves! While this activity is just pretend, it was the same problem the original 13 colonies faced when they decided to separate from England way back in 1776 (That's over 200 years ago!). How did the colonies show everyone that they were no longer part of England? What did they do to make themselves feel American? What the colonists created were symbols to represent America and freedom. Symbols are things like logos, songs, buildings, monuments, uniforms, or even pictures that have come to mean or represent something to people. Symbols are used in advertising all the time. For example, "Golden Arches" remind people of MacDonalds hamburger restaurants. A picture of an

35. Special Events And Holidays 11th, 2001 Oral history Narrative and Memory Project The national Science Foundation Happy New Year from the Holiday Zone. american history Month February. http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us/hodag/educationaltec/Speciallinks.htm

Special Events and Holidays September American Character Week Fall Fun! Remembering September 11th October Columbus Day November Thanksgiving Native American Heritage Month December Winter Holidays January New Years Martin Luther King Jr. Black History February Valentines Presidents Day American History Month National Children's Dental Health March Women's History Month Pi Day St. Patrick's Day Iditorad April Poetry Month Earth Day Arbor Day May Holiday Calendars Calendars EdGate Monthly Calendar Diversity Calendar Ethnic, National Holidays, Religious, Other Multicultural Calendar This is a student-produced calendar of local holiday customs from around the world and includes curriculum-integration tips from teachers. It is searchable by month or holiday. Any Day in History Birthdays, death dates, historic events, holidays, and religious events that occurred on today's date are listed here. The Worldwide Holiday and Festival Site ...a wonderful resource listing the dates for national holidays in countries all over the world Through the Year Holidays and Celebrations contains good lists of links for many major celebrations Return to top of page Fall Fun!

36. American Red Cross -- History Timeline pm The center is closed on most national holidays and on of the american Red Cross national Headquarters, which The american Red Cross compelling history is http://www.redcross.org/museum/hazel.html

Museum A Brief History of the Red Cross History TImeline FAQ's About Our History Activities for Youth For Teachers Roll Call Visitors Center/Tours Hazel Braugh Record Gift Shop Newsletter American Red Cross 5818 Seminary Road Falls Church, VA 22041 Tel. 703/813-5380 Fax 703/813-5389 Click to enlarge map Hours: By appointment only, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center is closed on most national holidays and on the Day after Thanksgiving Library Collection After two years of planning and renovating existing warehouse space, The Hazel Braugh Records Center and Archives, a state-of-the-art facility, was opened in October 1994 to house the corporate memory produced by the various units of the American Red Cross National Headquarters sector. The Center, holding 35,000 cubic feet of records, was designed around National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) specifications. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) holds Red Cross organizational records, dating from 1881 to recent decades. Groups of archival documents, processed and indexed at the Braugh Center, are given to NARA under a permanent deed of gift. In addition, a collection of still photographs from the early years of the American Red Cross, including the World War I era, belongs to the Library of Congress . More recent historical photographs are housed at the Braugh Center or held in the Photography Section of the American Red Cross National Headquarters, which can be reached through Imagenet in Crossnet.

37. Christian History: TIMELINE: American Revolution - Holidays Home holidays Christian history, Spring 1996 TIMELINE 1788 Presbyterians establish a national denomination, of Christianity and the american Revolution from http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/fourthofjuly/features/50h026.html

Explore ChristianityToday.com: -Home Page -Search -Christianity Today Magazine -Free! Newsletters and more! CHURCH/MINISTRY -LeadershipJournal.net -Church Products/Services -BuildingChurchLeaders.com -Conferences -Small Groups PREACHINGTODAY.COM -Sermon Illustrations -Sermon Transcripts -Audio Tapes COLLEGE/SEMINARY -Christian College Guide BIBLE -Bible Studies CHRISTIAN LIFE -Today's Christian -Spiritual Help -Sports - Christian Athletes -Global Christianity -Church Locator COMMUNITIES -Women -Men -Marriage -Parenting -Singles -Teens -Kids MEDIA GUIDE -Movies -Music INTERACT -E-cards - Free! -Message Boards SHOPPING -Books -Music -Our Store -Videos -Gifts -Classifieds -Personals -Home School Center MAGAZINES -Christianity Today -Campus Life -Christian Parenting Today -Today's Christian -Leadership -Marriage Partnership -Men of Integrity -Today's Christian Woman -Your Church Main Contact Us Site Search Go to other searches ... Christmas Related Channels Biography Christianity Today Jesus of Nazareth Christian History Issue #59 Let Christian History take you beyond "the Passion" and learn about The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth!

38. Institute Of North American & Atlantic Colonial History In Bermuda 1992, the Institute of North american Atlantic one else publishes Bermuda history in the their nationals on their internationally famous national holidays. http://www.bermuda-online.org/inaach.htm

116 web files on Bermuda for educators, visitors and newcomers. Supported by The Royal Gazette , Bermuda's daily newspaper since 1828. The only local historical organization managing its own web site By Keith Archibald Forbes at e-mail exclusively for Bermuda Online Since 1992, the , of USA and Scotland, is represented in Bermuda by Keith Archibald Forbes at e-mail kaforbes@ibl.bm . The Institute's local mailing address is P. O. Box 319, Crawl, CR BX, Bermuda. INAACH is the only private sector and non-profit historical organization on Bermuda actively using first hand - not for a third party - electronic conferencing, its World Wide Web site and other computer services. Via them, it telecommunicates British colonial history, culture, environment and military past to the world. In Bermuda, it has assisted materially in publishing files on Bermuda's historical, cultural, commercial, economic, educational, religious, socio-economic and other links with Britain, Canada, other British Commonwealth countries, France and the USA. It welcomes, by invitation, new members from any part of the world. They include members from Bermuda, USA, Canada, all islands of the Caribbean, United Kingdom and Europe.

39. Hang The Flag On National Holidays And Explain Their Significance To Your Childr Celebrations which lists our national holidays and describes their significance. The american Flag The Smithsonian s national Museum of american history has a http://www.goodcitizen.org/Actions/HangFlag/HangFlagBody.htm

National holidays symbolize events that are significant to the nation. Celebrating them provides us with a chance to better understand, and to reflect on, those nation-changing events that took place on that day. Unfortunately, we often celebrate national holidays on days that allow for a long weekend rather than on the day that is the anniversary of the event being recognized. This practice dilutes the significance of the holiday. Too often they have become simply a day off from work or school. Memorial Day is an example of this. It used to be always on May 30th. Then in 1971, Congress adopted the floating date for Memorial Day - the last Monday in May - to satisfy holiday schedules for federal employees. Explaining the significance of a national holiday to your children not only educates them and shows them you are aware of the history of our country but it provides a good incentive for each of us to better understand the reason for, and events associated with, the holiday. A nation's flag symbolizes that nation. Hanging the flag on a national holiday expresses a pride in our nation and makes a statement that we recognize the meaning and importance of the holiday. When others see our flag hung, it gives them "permission" to do the same and creates a small sense of community.

40. MEMORIAL DAY NEWS & HISTORY | HavenWorks.com/holidays/memorial-day Holiday May, 30, 30th, traditional, observance, holidays, America, american, Armed Forces grave, graves, cemetary, cemetaries, national, nation, service, observe http://havenworks.com/holidays/memorial-day/

HavenWorks.com holidays memorial-day holiday ... Memorial Day MEMORIAL DAY Officially observed the last Monday of May. Several towns say they observed Memorial Day first. " ... "It was a somber show of respect and love that brought three women to the village cemetery [of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania] in 1864 to lay flowers and ferns on the graves of Civil War soldiers." ... "Residents say that act 139 years ago marked the nation's first Memorial Day observance. But some two dozen communities in the nation from Columbus, Miss., and Macon, Ga., to Richmond, Va., and Carbondale, Ill. also claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day." ... "The official distinction, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966, is held by the village of Waterloo, N.Y. [which had its first observance of what's become the Memorial Day tradition on May 5th, 1866.]" - By Lara Jakes Jordan AP via Boston Globe The day Americans remember those that died during war. The Origins of Memorial Day. From the VA.gov ] ... "Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of former Union soldiers and sailors - the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) - established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The cemetery already held the remains of 20,000 Union dead and several hundred Confederate dead." ... "The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant and other Washington officials presided. After speeches, children from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns." ... "

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