Juneteenth Jun 19, 2024

Juneteenth

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, an acknowledgment of its indelible imprint on the country.

© Alpha Stock/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Jun 19, 2018Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
Jun 19, 2019Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
Jun 19, 2020Celebrating freedom
Jun 19, 2021Surf s up—Down Under
Jun 19, 2022Father s Day
Jun 19, 2023Juneteenth

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 2, 2019An uncommon look at an American icon
Aug 26, 2023Museum Night in Berlin
Jun 7, 2021Dressed to impress
Jun 8, 2022World Oceans Day
Oct 22, 2022Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
Mar 8, 2024International Womens Day
May 26, 2019Racing toward history
Apr 25, 2024World Penguin Day
Aug 17, 2019The buzz about bees
Jul 3, 2021Diving into the underwater nirvana
Mar 9, 2023Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
Jul 20, 2022National Moon Day
Aug 12, 2021Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
Feb 16, 2018Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Jul 21, 2018And you thought moths were boring
Mar 6, 2021Here there be dragons
Apr 2, 2020Pascua Florida Day
Jan 24, 2019Lights, camera, Sundance
Nov 17, 2020Take a hike near Lovers Lane
Nov 11, 2020Honoring our veterans
Nov 21, 2023Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
Sep 9, 2018Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
Jan 29, 2021So, how long till springtime?
Feb 21, 2023New Orleans for Mardi Gras
May 21, 2024International Tea Day
Nov 4, 2019Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
Jan 22, 2024Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
Aug 28, 2018Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
May 4, 2024Star Wars Day
Aug 1, 2018Don’t look down