Today, while Thanksgiving is often celebrated in religious settings, it is widely considered a secular holiday designated by the federal government. George Washington's original 1789 proclamation ...

In 2021, Biden signed into law a measure that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Called the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, the ...

“If it weren’t for your Dad and what he and his fellow soldiers did on that day, none of us would be here,” Soria said. The proclamation ceremony concluded with everyone in the room singing “Happy ...

News Trump stays silent about Juneteenth, doesn’t issue proclamation, on day he once honored as president Published: Jun. 19, 2025, 2:01 p.m.

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

This Day in History on June 19: Emancipation Proclamation Enforced in Galveston, Texas Riverbender Staff June 19, 2025 8:06 AM Listen to the story ...

In 1865, on June 19, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a proclamation that would change the lives of thousands. This announcement declared that all enslaved people in ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, to ...

In a historic celebration, a loggerhead sea turtle named Seamore at the Oklahoma Aquarium is being honored by the Jenks Mayor with a Key to the City.Mayor Cory ...

Flag Day is this weekend The holiday commemorates the making of the first American Flag In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing Flag Day As the country prepares to ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The city of Winston-Salem has declared June 13th as "Peter Oliver Freedom Day" in honor of an enslaved man who negotiated his own freedom in the 1700s. Mayor Allen Joines made ...

On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the Flag Resolution of 1777. In 1949, President Truman designated June 14 as national Flag Day. President Trump was born on Flag Day in 1946.