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

Bonfires are lit as part of Eleventh night celebrations in some unionist areas of Northern Ireland, to usher in the Twelfth of July, the main date in the parading season.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Bonfires are lit as of Eleventh night celebrations in some unionist areas of Northern Ireland, which ushers in the Twelfth of July, the main date in the parading season.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 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

Just over that dark line of hills, her comrades in the Twelfth Legion were preparing for a needless attack.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan