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Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
Slavery did not end everywhere on Juneteenth | PennLive letters
The Patriot-News· 3 hours agoThe abolishment of slavery did not pertain to what were known as the “Indian Territories,” in the...
Photos: Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun· 21 hours agoThe city of Gainesville celebrated with Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee downtown
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCamp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 2 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Father's Day Hike at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park brings families closer
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 4 days agoFort Abraham Lincoln State Park celebrated Father’s Day by organizing an opportunity for families to...
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham ...
