The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War ...

Davis, captured by Union forces, was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Hood had surrendered to Union forces in Natchez, Miss. My primary celebration on Thursday, the 160th anniversary of the ...

Juneteenth is what the dictionaries call a “compression,” in this case of a date, ‘June Nineteenth.’ The actual June 19th that we mark with this holiday is June 19, 1865.

Setting aside the outlandish demand that two newspapers’ worth of journalists submit themselves to drug testing, it seems ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...

Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in ...

Samuel Osborne and his family, who became beloved members of the Waterville community in the late 19th century, were honored ...

Rev. Al Sharpton warned that "history is being challenged" during his Thursday appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." ...

A concert from the Galveston Symphony Orchestra marked 160 years since enslaved people in Texas were officially freed – a day ...

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