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June 19th is celebrated as Juneteenth in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865. On this day, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery, marking a significant moment in American history and the ongoing fight for civil rights and equality.
Additionally, June 19th marks the birth of Lou Gehrig in 1903, the legendary American baseball player known for his incredible career with the New York Yankees. Gehrig’s record of consecutive games played and his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) brought attention to the disease, which is now often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.”
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