The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

Well, not really, but she did come with a blunderbuss — a popular firearm — when she traveled here from France in 1789. Her ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

To understand everything that happens in Latin America in relation to the United States is to brush aside inconvenient ...

The Board of Governors (BOG) that oversees the University of North Carolina’s sixteen constituent institutions has created a ...

Federal troops in American cities have historical precedent, from President George H.W. Bush's response to Rodney King riots ...

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Juneteenth celebrations have been around since the 1800s, but it didn't become a federal holiday until just three years ago.

Back in 1864, as the Civil War raged and Mainer Hannibal Hamlin presided over the Senate as vice president, Congress decided ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in America. Many communities across the U.S. celebrate the holiday with special events.