Today In Political History

In 1964, the Senate approved (73-27) the Civil Rights Act under the political leadership of Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) and President Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) and the street pressure of Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger finally announced to the citizens of Galveston, TX that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were free; the annual celebration is called "Juneteenth." Congress had prohibited slavery in United States territories on 19 June 1862.

See Tom Head on Questioning Juneteenth