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Today in History: June 19, Union troops arrive in Galveston on 'Juneteenth'
https://apnews.com/today-in-history/june-19
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published 11:00 PM CDT, June 18, 2025
Today in history:
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event now celebrated nationwide as Juneteenth.
