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Until We Win by Linda Newbery - History Matters
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- Written by John Grimaldi John Grimaldi
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Yuma, Arizona - The story goes that abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. Because they were women, they were barred from full participation. This is said to have prompted Mott and Stanton to birth America’s women’s rights movement.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Designate Individual to a Key Administration Post
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Washington, DC - Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to designate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:
President Trump at a Flag Presentation Ceremony
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Washington, DC - President Trump at a Flag Presentation Ceremony:
25th Anniversary of Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Bombing
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Washington, DC - On this day twenty-five years ago, Hizballah—an Iranian proxy designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization—bombed the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 85 innocent civilians and injuring hundreds more. The AMIA bombing, carried out by key Hizballah operatives and coordinated by Salman Raouf Salman, remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentina’s history.
Vice President Pence at Fort Bragg Army Base
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- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Fort Bragg, North Carolina - Vice President Pence at Fort Bragg Army Base:
Mayor of Yuma and U.S. Conference of Mayors' delegation participate in roundtable with Acting DHS Secretary in El Paso on border crisis
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
El Paso, Texas - On July 10 and 11, Yuma Mayor Douglas J. Nicholls joined a mayors' delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in El Paso, Texas, for a roundtable discussion with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan. The mayors visited the Port of Entry Crossing at the Bridge of the Americas, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection migrant processing facilities.
Nominations now open for Yuma's top arts awards
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Yuma, Arizona - Nominations are now open and forms are available for the 2019 Tribute of the Muses and Helios awards, the top arts awards in the area for art, art education, art advocacy, or arts philanthropy.