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May 30, 1868
The day this episode is released is a national holiday in the United States--Memorial Day to be exact. You most likely know how the day is celebrated in modern times, but do you know when and why people started to celebrate the day? Listen to find out!
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SOURCES
“A Romantic Incident by James Boese.” The Sunbury Gazette (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“Carlota of Mexico.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlota_of_Mexico.
“Decoration Day, 1868.” Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
Dyer, Nicole. “Should We Honor Confederate Ancestors on Memorial Day?” Family Locket, July 5, 2017. https://familylocket.com/should-we-honor-confederate-ancestors-on-memorial-day/#:~:text=They%20honor%20Confederate%20dead%20with,flags%20from%20the%20Confederate%20graves.&text=This%20tradition%20is%20called%20%E2%80%9CFlags%20In.%E2%80%9D.
“For Sale and Rent.” The Evening Star (Washington D.C.), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“History & Culture: Andrew Johnson.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/historyculture/index.htm.
History.com Editors. “Memorial Day.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, October 27, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. “The Tragic Story of Empress Carlota of Mexico.” ThoughtCo. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.thoughtco.com/empress-carlota-of-mexico-biography-3530285.
“Personal and Impersonal.” Chicago Evening Post (Chicago, Illinois), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“The Acquittal of the President.” The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, South Carolina), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States.” U.S. Senate: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States, April 9, 2020. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Impeachment_Johnson.htm#:~:text=The%20Impeachment%20of%20Andrew%20Johnson%20(1868)%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States,-Chapter%201%3A%20Brief.
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The day this episode is released is a national holiday in the United States--Memorial Day to be exact. You most likely know how the day is celebrated in modern times, but do you know when and why people started to celebrate the day? Listen to find out!
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SOURCES
“A Romantic Incident by James Boese.” The Sunbury Gazette (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“Carlota of Mexico.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 24, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlota_of_Mexico.
“Decoration Day, 1868.” Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
Dyer, Nicole. “Should We Honor Confederate Ancestors on Memorial Day?” Family Locket, July 5, 2017. https://familylocket.com/should-we-honor-confederate-ancestors-on-memorial-day/#:~:text=They%20honor%20Confederate%20dead%20with,flags%20from%20the%20Confederate%20graves.&text=This%20tradition%20is%20called%20%E2%80%9CFlags%20In.%E2%80%9D.
“For Sale and Rent.” The Evening Star (Washington D.C.), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“History & Culture: Andrew Johnson.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/historyculture/index.htm.
History.com Editors. “Memorial Day.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, October 27, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. “The Tragic Story of Empress Carlota of Mexico.” ThoughtCo. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.thoughtco.com/empress-carlota-of-mexico-biography-3530285.
“Personal and Impersonal.” Chicago Evening Post (Chicago, Illinois), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“The Acquittal of the President.” The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, South Carolina), May 30, 1868. www.newspapers.com.
“The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States.” U.S. Senate: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) President of the United States, April 9, 2020. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Impeachment_Johnson.htm#:~:text=The%20Impeachment%20of%20Andrew%20Johnson%20(1868)%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States,-Chapter%201%3A%20Brief.
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