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The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America abolished slavery in the United States. Although President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slavery ...
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Juneteenth is the oldest continually celebrated holiday commemorating the liberation of slaves in the United States. Held on June 19th each year, Juneteenth's origins stretch back to the ...
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- 1987: Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1975: Charlize Theron - Battle in Seattle
- 1960: David Duchovny - The X Files
- 2005: Peter Jennings - ABC News Anchor
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- World Scout Day
- Switzerland: National Day
- Trinidad & Tobago: Emancipation Day
- Barbados Emancipation Day
- Jamaica: Emancipation Day
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Parents Day
- Nicaragua: Fiesta day
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A Gift to Young Housewives is a Russian cookbook written by Elena Ivanovna Molokhovets in 1861, immedistely following the emancipation of the serfs in Russia. She issued numerous revisions following ...
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June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in a leap year) in the Gregorian calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Gemini.
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William Lloyd Garrison was one of the most influential abolitionist leaders in America during the years that led up to the American Civil War. Through his newspaper, The Liberator, he ...