Explore why the Confederates lost the American Civil War despite achieving several big military victories in 1862. Dive into ...

Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...

Juneteenth is currently a federal holiday and a state holiday in 46 states. South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, ...

Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...

Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created to commemorate the emancipation of ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for June 19, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, ...