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Juneteenth by the Numbers 2020 Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the numbers: 155 – Years since Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger (Union Army) first read the proclamation, General Orders, No. 3, in Galveston, Texas, notifying slaves of their emancipation, on June 19, 1865. January 1, 1863 – Date President Abraham Lincoln issued the ...

Congress has yet to pass legislation recognizing Juneteenth as a Federal holiday, a long past-due gesture for a day so important to U.S. history.

Monday is Memorial Day. Here is a brief history of its origins. Q: I've heard different cities listed as the birthplace of Memorial Day. Where was it first held? M.R. Frank E. Walker Sr. (left, center) survived World War I. His son, Frank Jr., was interred in this graveyard in the British Isles after his death in World War II. His body was returned to Mount Airy after the war. Lawrence Joel (right) won the Congressional Medal of Honor. J 05/29/00, A1, J. Sparks reporter. Nicolas Weir Answer: During and after the Civil War, many communities had local observances to commemorate vete...

Monday is Memorial Day. What does that mean to you and your children? Two things we should teach our children are about our national history and patriotism. Patriotism isn’t flying a flag or going to a parade. Patriotism is knowing what the flag and the parade represent.

A trip to war-ravaged Richmond inspired a general's wife — and thus began Decoration Day. A century later the holiday became Memorial Day.