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By Tom Deignan, Edna Cullen and Beth Gallagher

Fall 2025

November 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Irish Ready for U.S. 250th Birthday The Irish will be right in the middle of America’s 250th birthday next July – which technically will. be known as the U.S. Semiquincentennial. In Philadelphia – the birthplace of American freedom – the Museum of the American Revolution will feature the Easter Rising in Dublin as part of a new exhibition about the Declaration of … [Read more...] about hibernia • History

News Roundup May 28, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 28, 2022

May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Memorial Day: The Sullivan Brothers As the United States mourns the many fallen military personnel who have served the nation, Irish America remembers the Sullivan brothers who died during World War II. All five brothers had been serving aboard the USS Juneau when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on November 13, 1942. The brothers perished in the attack during the naval battle … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 28, 2022

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May 19, 1994

Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy Onassis, died in New York. She was born Jacqueline Bouvier in Southampton, New York (her mother’s family were of Irish descent from Co. Cork) to a socially prominent family. She worked as a photographer before marrying John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1953. As First Lady, 1961-63, she oversaw the restoration of the White House and had it declared by Congress a national museum. After the assassination of her husband, Jackie returned to private life. In 1968, she married shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Following Aristotle’s death in 1975, she worked as an editor at Doubleday until her death in 1994 following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She is remembered for her style and grace. She also helped restore New York’s Grand Central station.

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