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June 19th, 2008

Juneteenth

June 19 is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrated in Texas and in 26 other US states as well as the District of Columbia. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 that the slaves in Galveston,Texas were liberated by Union General Gordon Granger. (Although, the “Emancipation Proclamation” went into effect on January 1, 1863, there was little […]

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March 5th, 2008

Alamo Day

March 6 is Alamo Day in San Antonio, Texas. This day commemorates the 13-day sieze that ended on March 6, 1836. It was at this battle that 200 Texans held out at the Alamo Mission against the larger and better-supplied Mexican army under General Santa Anna. Over 150 men were killed on March 6, […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 2 comments