cemetery
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Earlier, President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and other top officials attended the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Records show that Atavis was purchased by a doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 23 and stayed with the family after slavery ended and was buried in the family cemetery in 1874.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
A year earlier, Chris and I had buried our parents in Newtown’s cemetery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
On June 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese troops crashed through the gates of the presidential palace in Saigon and raised their flag above the city, Lyndon Johnson lay in a Texas cemetery.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Relatives visit cemeteries and set up altars with food and other items their loved ones enjoyed in life.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
“I believe we will open new cemeteries in the future,” Mr. Seelig says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
At the two largest cemeteries, researchers found an unusually large number of children and young teenagers among those who had died.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pet cemeteries throughout Southern California offer many burial service arrangement options so you can choose what feels right for you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
They ought to bury people in hospitals and let sick people get well in the cemeteries.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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