The stamp joins two others released earlier this year to honor historic milestones of the country’s struggle for civil rights.
August 2013
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Popular Pa. teacher vanishes in Calif. wilderness
Matthew Greene’s disappearance last month has baffled friends and family who call him a highly experienced, cautious outdoorsman.
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Marching for King’s dream: ‘The task is not done’
Organizers expected about 100,000 people to participate in the event, the precursor to the actual anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, march.
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Former Maine state legislator fired by the University of Arkansas
John Diamond, the chief spokesman for the university, says he was fired over “philosophical and material differences” regarding public accountability.
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Aid group: 355 dead after Syria ‘chemical’ attack
U.S. naval forces are moving closer to Syria as President Barack Obama considers military options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad’s government.
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American Folk Festival underway in Bangor
The festival, which runs through Sunday, features everything from blues and zydeco to salsa Chinese opera.
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Obama on the road in upstate New York
President Barack Obama’s two-day bus tour through western and central New York, a state that reliably backs Democrats in presidential elections, set the region abuzz.
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MLB: Lackey a tough-luck loser vs. Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Red Sox just can’t scratch out runs when John Lackey’s on the mound.
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Mulherin completes basic training
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army National Guard Pfc. Dylan M. Mulherin has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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Augusta School Department lists bus routes
AUGUSTA — Augusta School Department has announced its bus routes.