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State Sens. John Liu and Charles Lavine want to add the U.S. Capitol riot—which happened five years ago Tuesday on Jan. 6, 2021—to a list of required teaching in New York state schools that includes the Holocaust and slavery. Liu, of Queens, and Lavine, of Long Island, have proposed legislation that would "require New York public schools teach students about the true history of that fateful day." “Jan. 6 was a pivotal moment in our nation’s history and a moment that should not be forgotten lest

Rear views of the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Cloudy blue skies overhead. The US flag, State of Illinois Flag, and Black History Month Flag fly atop the dome.