twelfth

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In both movie versions and in the hagiographic book The Twelfth of August: The Life of Sheriff Buford Pusser, by W.R.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Crowds have lined the streets of cities, towns and villages all over Northern Ireland on Saturday to attend Twelfth of July parades.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The Twelfth commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 when the Protestant King William III - also known as King Billy and William of Orange - defeated Catholic King James II.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Bonfires are lit annually in some unionist areas across Northern Ireland to usher in the Twelfth of July, the main date in the parading season.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Because in 1967, Detroit’s Twelfth Street is open all night.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides