June 19 1862 Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories. 1865 Gen. Gordon Granger informed the citizens of Galveston, Tex., that the slaves were freed.…
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June 18 1812 The War of 1812 began. 1815 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces. 1873 Suffragist…
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June 17 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and names it New Albion. 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)…
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June 15th 1215 King John signs the Magna Carta. 1775 George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of American Army. 1877 Henry Ossiana, a former slave,…
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June 13th 1373 The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 is signed, it is the world’s oldest treaty. 1774 Rhode Island is the first colony to…
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June 10th 1610 Dutch settlers colonize Manhattan Island. 1846 Robert Thomson patents the rubber tire. 1940 Canada declares war on Italy. …
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June 8th 1783 Laki Volcano in Iceland begins an 8-month eruption. 1912 Universal Pictures is Incorporated. 1917 Walt Disney graduates high school. …
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June 2 1886 Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House. 1924 Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American…
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June 1 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States. 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States. 1938 The first…
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May 31 1790 The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials. 1889 Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam…
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