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An eastern-hemisphere view showing noon in the Central European time zone on the day of winter solstice (on northern hemisphere - this is summer solstice on southern hemisphere). Wikimedia Commons

Winter Solstice: 6 Questions

December 21, 2017

1: What is the Winter Solstice?

It is the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.


Juneteenth

Juneteenth

June 19, 2017

“The people from Texas took Juneteenth Day to Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, and other places they went.”—Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns


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