June 19th, 1865
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. event on June 19, 1865. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around June 19, 1865
| June 21st, 1865 | Death | Frances Adeline Seward, wife of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (born in 1824) |
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