Any American Should Pass This US History Quiz

What historic event occurred on June 19, 1865?

Retry Correct Incorrect June 19, 1865, or as it’s now known as Juneteenth, was the day that a Union general named Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free.

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What historic event occurred on June 19, 1865?

• It was the first day of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
• General Gordon Granger read federal orders that all slaves in Texas were free.
• It was the final day of the Civil War.