On June 19th, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led a band of troops to Galveston, Texas, to proclaim slavery abolished. It had been two months since the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the…
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Best Play: Naomi Wallace, One Flea Spare Best Production: Peter and Wendy Playwriting: Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues; David Henry Hwang, Golden Child; Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive…
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129th BELMONT STAKES Grade I for three-year olds; 9th race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Date— June 7, 1997; Distance— 11/2 miles; Stakes Purse— $721,000 ($432,600 to winner; $144,200 for…
