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Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the day 160 years ago when previously enslaved people in Texas were told that they ...
The Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition is hosting its 14th annual celebration at Grant Park today from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Torrents of rain did nothing to stop the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition's first celebration at Liberty Park in 2011. Dozens of people showed up in the midst of a storm for three hours to listen ...
US General Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, delivering the long-awaited news of emancipation to enslaved Americans — an ...
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event now celebrated nationwide as ...
Spokane County said all boat and watercraft registrations are set to expire on Monday, June 30. So if you want to take your ...
On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't ...
The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.
A local nonprofit says its immigrant legal aid program is overwhelmed with demand as fears of deportations and increased ...
SPOKANE, Wash. - It can happen in seconds and is known as a silent killer. Choking deaths happen mostly in small kids and ...
ORLANDO — Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American ...