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On This Day, May 30: Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts in Stormy Daniels case
On this date in history: In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at age 19. She had been convicted of wearing men's clothing. In 1783, the Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first daily newspaper published in the United States. In 1806, future U.S. President Andrew Jackson took part in a duel, killing Charles Dickinson, a Kentucky lawyer who had called Jackson's wife a bigamist. In 1868, the first major Memorial Day observance was held to honor those killed during the Civil War. It was originally known to some as Decoration Day. In 1911, Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 74.6 mph. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington. In 1934, the House of Representatives voted to create the Everglades National Park to preserve lands in Florida. President Harry Truman officially dedicated the park in 1947. In 1971, the unmanned U.S. space probe Mariner 9 was launched on a mission to gather scientific data on Mars. It was the first spacecraft to orbit a planet other than Earth. In 1972, three Japanese terrorists used automatic weapons to kill 24 people at the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2002, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the FBI would have expanded powers to monitor religious, political and other organizations as well as the Internet as a guard against terrorist attacks. In 2012, former Liberian President Charles Taylor, convicted of aiding war crimes, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. In 2021, Hélio Castroneves won the 105th Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his record-tying fourth win. Other four-time winners include A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. In 2024, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts against him in his New York hush-money trial involving actor Stormy Daniels. After winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump was sentenced in January 2025 to an unconditional discharge in the case.
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On This Day, May 30: Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts in Stormy Daniels case
1 of 4 | Former President Donald Trump exits the courtroom after hearing the verdict in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 30, 2024. File Photo by Steven Hirsch/UPI | License Photo On this date in history: In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at age 19. She had been convicted of wearing men's clothing. In 1783, the Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first daily newspaper published in the United States. In 1806, future U.S. President Andrew Jackson took part in a duel, killing Charles Dickinson, a Kentucky lawyer who had called Jackson's wife a bigamist. In 1868, the first major Memorial Day observance was held to honor those killed during the Civil War. It was originally known to some as Decoration Day. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI In 1911, Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 74.6 mph. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington. In 1934, the House of Representatives voted to create the Everglades National Park to preserve lands in Florida. President Harry Truman officially dedicated the park in 1947. In 1971, the unmanned U.S. space probe Mariner 9 was launched on a mission to gather scientific data on Mars. It was the first spacecraft to orbit a planet other than Earth. In 1972, three Japanese terrorists used automatic weapons to kill 24 people at the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2002, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the FBI would have expanded powers to monitor religious, political and other organizations as well as the Internet as a guard against terrorist attacks. File Photo by Michael Kleinfeld/UPI In 2012, former Liberian President Charles Taylor, convicted of aiding war crimes, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. In 2021, Hélio Castroneves won the 105th Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his record-tying fourth win. Other four-time winners include A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. In 2024, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts against him in his New York hush-money trial involving actor Stormy Daniels. After winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump was sentenced in January 2025 to an unconditional discharge in the case. File Photo by Steven Hirsch/UPI
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4 days ago
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Boalsburg honors tradition as 'The Birthplace of Memorial Day'
BOALSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ)– Boalsburg wrapped up its remembrance ceremonies Monday evening, bringing the Memorial Day Weekend to a close. The town has long heralded itself as the birthplace of the holiday, even though the federal government recognized Waterloo, New York, by that title in 1966. Nonetheless, the community has staked its claim on the holiday. 'I've seen all of the claims of the other places and we're number one,' said Sergeant Bob Barry with Battery B of the 3rd Battery of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Before there was Memorial Day, there was Decoration Day. That began in 1864 when three women of Boalsburg, Emma Hunter, Sophie Keller and Elizabeth Myers, decorated the graves of their loved ones. The next year, others joined them, and in the years that followed, so did other communities and the nation. 'It's not just hot dogs and hamburgers,' Barry said. 'We're honoring those people that are in front of me here in the graveyard and others that have passed on.' Barry returns every year with his battery to pass the history and true meaning of the holiday down to the next generation of visitors. 'We fire a cannon,' Barry said. 'Start the race in the morning, fire throughout the day and then we fire at the end of the service.' Each year, a service is held beside the Boalsburg Cemetery, focused on remembering those buried there, and across the nation, who lost their lives fighting for their country.'When you raise your head from reflecting, you will stand a little taller, hold your shoulders a little broader, and carry a feeling of patriotism in your heart that will keep you from ever forgetting the immense sacrifice,' said one speaker during the service. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Arab Times
5 days ago
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- Arab Times
Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington participates in Memorial Day commemorations
WASHINGTON D.C., May 27: A delegation from the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington participated Monday in the annual Memorial Day ceremonies, a federal holiday honoring American service members who died in military service. The commemorations took place at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C., where thousands of fallen soldiers are buried. US President Donald Trump delivered remarks highlighting the enduring significance of the sacrifices made by American troops. 'The sacrifice that they made was not merely for a single battle, a long-ago victory, or a fleeting triumph decades or centuries past. Their sacrifice was for today, tomorrow, and every morning thereafter,' Trump said. He added, 'In every hour of peril and every moment of crisis, American warriors have left behind the blessings of home and family to answer their nation's call... This morning, we pay tribute to their immortal deeds.' Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, dates back to May 30, 1868, when it was first observed at Arlington Cemetery. The day commemorates soldiers who sacrificed their lives in various American wars and military interventions and is observed annually on the last Monday of May. Alongside the Arlington ceremony, military parades were held along Constitution Avenue, which passes by the White House. The parades were attended by senior US military and political figures, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the retired Secretary of the Army. The Kuwaiti Embassy delegation was also present, symbolizing the close ties and mutual respect between the United States and Kuwait. Memorial Day remains a solemn occasion to honor the courage and dedication of the nation's fallen heroes, reflecting the shared values and cooperation between allied countries like Kuwait and the United States.
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Memorial Day ceremonies, parades across Berks uphold 157-year tradition
From Kutztown to Hamburg, Fleetwood to Mohnton, Sinking Spring to Wernersville and places in-between, reverent ceremonies were conducted Monday to honor members of the U.S. armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. Nowadays, fewer than a few dozen people, including participants, typically attend these Memorial Day services, some of which were held in cemeteries following parades. But to those who uphold the 157-year-old tradition, it's would be worth doing even if no one showed up. 'It's extremely important,' said John Magala, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150, Sinking Spring. 'It's not only just personal as somebody who's generationally a military guy, from great grandfathers all the way through, but it's also a way for us to keep remembering our brothers and sisters before us.' From the podium shrouded in a mourning drape in front of the VFW post along Columbia Avenue during Monday morning's ceremony, Magala read the entirety of the 1868 order by Gen. John A. Logan, delivered not long after the Civil War ended, that established May 30 as Decoration Day. The Sinking Spring VFW Post 6150 honor guard fires a salute during Memorial Day services on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) Now called Memorial Day, it was designated 'for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country, whose bodies lie in every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.' During the ceremony, with the honor guard at attention, individual VFW officers and the president of the auxiliary were called to place a symbol of remembrance—a wreath, a carnation and a flag—on the memorial to their fallen. It was the second Memorial Day service of the morning for the Sinking Spring VFW and its auxiliary. Earlier in the morning, a ceremony was held in Pleasant View Cemetery's Veterans Grove, just down the road in Spring Township. Post 6150 members also paid their respects to the war dead heading into the Memorial Day weekend by placing about 2,500 small American flags on grave markers of war veterans in church cemeteries in and around Sinking Spring. The Gov. Mifflin High School band marches down the first block of West Broad Street during the Shillington Memorial Dy Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) In Fleetwood, the honor guard for American Legion Post 625 held a brief memorial service in Fleetwood Cemetery immediately after a short parade sponsored by the post. The legion's color guard led the parade followed by Cub Scout Pack 103, Fleetwood, the Fleetwood High School marching band, with military vehicles and about a half-dozen Fleetwood Fire Company vehicles in the rear. COURTESY OF SAMANTHA GREISS Kimmy Huber of Fleetwood found a spot in front of Fleetwood Bank, Main and Franklin streets, to watch the annual Memorial Day Parade sponsored by Amerian Legion Post 625 with her niece Samantha Greiss' children, from left: Jackson, 3, Savannah, 6, and Jameson, 4.(COURTESY OF SAMANTHA GREISS) Kimmy Huber, her niece and her grandniece and grandnephews were among a smattering of people who watched the procession on Main Street as the procession made its way to Fleetwood Community Park from the American Legion post. Huber said the turnout for the parade isn't what it used to be. 'We used to come here and sit with people we knew,' she said. They had the southwest corner of Main and Franklin streets—in front of Fleetwood Bank—more or less to themselves, although more people gathered in the park where speakers would give remarks followed by a concert by the high school band. The military, she said, is near and dear to her heart, with several members of her extended family having served or currently serving. Although no one died while serving, but she lost a son, Zach, to cancer five years ago while his twin brother, Michael, was serving in the Marine Corps. The parade in Shillington lasted a little longer. American Legion Reber-Moore Post 635 sponsored the parade that formed in Shillington Park and ended at Shillington Town Hall. Adam Staron of Grill unfurls a flag honoring Memorial Day with his cousin Chelsea Micel of Kenorst prior to the Shillington Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) The parade featured the combined middle- and high school bands and colorguard of Governor Mifflin School District. A couple of brass ensembles, one called Avenue Brass and and another called Bravura Brass, played aboard small flatbed trailers. A couple of dozen convertibles driven by members of Skyline Corvette Club added to the mix of fire and police vehicles. Chelsea Miceli of Kenhorst was among a group of friends riding the back of a New Castle Lawn & Landscape pickup truck. For them, it was a way of spending part of the holiday in gorgeous weather. But a flag showing the silhouette of a kneeling soldier reminded of a deeper meaning and purpose. It read, 'All Gave. Some Gave All.' Miceli said her grandfather was a POW. 'This is a good way to honor him and those who fought next to him,' she said. * A Vietnam veteran salutes as the Gov. Joseph Hiester chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presents the colors at the Memorial Day Service in Veterans Grove at Reading City Park on Monday, May 26, 2025. For story and more photos, see page A5. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * The Gov. Joseph Hiester chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution present the colors at the Memorial Day Service in Veterans Grove at Reading City Park on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * Mark Pflum of Gibraltar, portraying Reading Civil War Durell, prays during the opening invocation at the Memorial Day Service in Veterans Grove at Reading City Park on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * Spectators line the first block of West Broad Street for the Shillington Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * The Gov. Mifflin High School band marches down the first block of West Broad Street during the Shillington Memorial Dy Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * The Hamilton Celtic Pipes and Drums march down the first block of West Broad Street during the Shillington Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * Navy veteran Virt Hilliker of Shillington stands with his 1977 Corvette before driving it in the Shillington Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. Hilliker served as an electrician on the aircraft carrier USS Independence during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was part of the blockade in 1962. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * Adam Staron of Grill unfurls a flag honoring Memorial Day with his cousin Chelsea Micel of Kenorst prior to the Shillington Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * The Gov. Mifflin High School band marches down the first block of West Broad Street during the Shillington Memorial Dy Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * Dave Lorah, senior vice president of VFW Post 6150, Sinking Spring, salutes after placing a wreath at the veterans' memorial during Memorial Day services on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) * The Sinking Spring VFW Post 6150 honor guard fires a salute during Memorial Day services on Monday, May 26, 2025. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) Show Caption 1 of 12 A Vietnam veteran salutes as the Gov. Joseph Hiester chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presents the colors at the Memorial Day Service in Veterans Grove at Reading City Park on Monday, May 26, 2025. For story and more photos, see page A5. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) Expand
