Missouri Daybook

By Associated Press

Published June 19, 2025 4:01 am

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 19.

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Thursday, Jun. 19 Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. – Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., on the anniversary of Union soldiers telling enslaved African Americans in Galveston, TX, that the Civil War had ended and they were free (1865) * President Joe Biden signed a bill in 2021 that designates the day as a federal holiday