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This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770." 1785 – The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States. [4] [5] 1800 – War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.
Passed the House on June 16, 2021 (415–14) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances.
e. José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse xeɾˈβa.sjo aɾˈti.ɣas aɾˈnal]; June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850) was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood. Born in Montevideo, Artigas enlisted in the Spanish military in 1797 and fought the British ...
On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued and two months after the Civil War officially ended, Union Army General Gordon Granger and 2,000 of his ...
Trinidad Rizal (sister) Signature. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[7] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal, -ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero ...
Nick Drake (June 19, 1948 –November 25, 1974), (born Nicholas Rodney Drake) British singer-songwriter pioneer, would have turned 76 this year. Robert Palmer (June 19, 1945 –November 20, 1997), American music critic and reedist, would have turned 79 this year. Tommy DeVito (June 19, 1928 –June 19, 2020), American singer and musician ...
Launched. 1996; 28 years ago (1996) (original) Current status. Active. Written in. HTML, JavaScript. Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, [1] which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them. [2][3]
June 5: World Environment Day. Antonio Luna. 1897 – The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated National Treasures. 1899 – Antonio Luna (pictured), Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War.