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- Refuge notebook: Dads in the wildlife world
This Sunday is Father's Day, a national holiday since 1972 that celebrates the good things that fatherhood can bring to their families and society.
June 14, 2013 - Peninsula Clarion - Flag Day
Although not a national holiday, June 14 is recognized as Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on this date in 1777 by the Second Continental Congress.
June 13, 2013 - The Warwick Advertiser - Russia's Putin shows off his English
Thousands of anti-government protesters took to Moscow’s streets Wednesday demanding President Vladimir Putin’s resignation Wednesday with chants of “Russia without Putin!”But the longtime Russian leader showed no sign of going anywhere. He marked Wednesday’s national holiday “Russia Day” by being elected head of the Popular Front, a new loyalist political movement designed to broaden his power ...
June 13, 2013 - NBC NEWS