This Day in History: June 19, 2024
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1862
Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.
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1865
Gen. Gordon Granger informed the citizens of Galveston, Tex., that the slaves were freed. The celebration of the day became known as Juneteenth.
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1867
The first running of the Belmont Stakes.
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1934
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created.
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1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved.
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1977
Pope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann, the first male saint from the United States.
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1987
The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well.
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2002
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai was sworn in.
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