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Juneteenth

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Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day w…

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Nancy Green was an American former slave, who, as "Aunt Jemima", was one of the first African-American models hired to …

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Aunt Jemima is a discontinued American breakfast brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products. …

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On This Day

10 events
2012
Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
1994
The_Troubles
The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.
1983
Mona_Mahmudnizhad
Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.
1983
Space_Shuttle_Challenger
Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.
1981
Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.
1972
British_European_Airways_Flight_548
British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.
1967
Jimi_Hendrix
American musician Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage at the end of a performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California.
1958
Benjamin_Britten
English composer Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde was premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.
1954
Carlos_Castillo_Armas
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1953
Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II
A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.

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