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June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) ... 2009 – Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, ...
It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.
Opal Lee (born October 7, 1926) is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth". [2] On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S. 475, making Juneteenth the eleventh federal holiday. [3]
This June on the 19th, many Americans will gather to celebrate Junteenth, now the newest federal holiday in the U.S.
Tommy DeVito (June 19, 1928 –June 19, 2020), American singer and musician, member of The Four Seasons, would have turned 96 this year. Dave Lambert (June 19, 1917 –October 03, 1966), (born David Alden Lambert) American lyricist and vocalese pioneer, would have turned 107 this year.
Tom Holland, born on June 1 and best known for his starring role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe, is a Gemini. His girlfriend, Zendaya, was born September 1 and is a Virgo. Prince
19 June 19, 1966 (Sunday) 20 June 20, 1966 (Monday) ... was being unloaded of its remaining volatile cargo when a new explosion killed four more people. [146] Born: ...
19 June 19, 1955 (Sunday) 20 June 20, 1955 ... Born: Bob Beatty, American football coach, ... the attack kills 364 people and injures more than 800.