1862
\nCongress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.<\/p>\n
1865
\nGen. Gordon Granger informed the citizens of Galveston, Tex., that the slaves were freed. The celebration of the day became known as Juneteenth.<\/p>\n
1867
\nThe first running of the Belmont Stakes.<\/p>\n
1934
\nThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created.<\/p>\n
1964
\nThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved.<\/p>\n
1977
\nPope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann, the first male saint from the United States.<\/p>\n
1987
\nThe Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well.<\/p>\n
2002
\nAfghanistan president Hamid Karzai was sworn in.<\/p>\n
Lou Gehrig
\n1903\u201341, American baseball player, born in New York City.<\/p>\n
Blaise Pascal
\nscientist and religious philosopher (1623)<\/p>\n
Guy Lombardo
\nband leader (1902)<\/p>\n
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
\nhuman rights activist (1945)<\/p>\n
Kathleen Turner
\nactress (1954)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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