June 19

What happened on June 19 in history

3 events fall on June 19, from 1865 to 1978. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on June 19

  1. 1865

    Juneteenth

    Union troops in Galveston announce that enslaved Texans are free.

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  2. 1867

    Maximilian is executed

    The emperor installed by France is shot on a hill outside Querétaro.

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  3. 1978

    Garfield first appears

    The comic strip is syndicated in forty-one newspapers.

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