Today is Juneteenth -
a BIG day in the United States, a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Juneteenth is a portmanteau of two words — June and nineteenth. It refers to June 19, 1865.
What happened on that day?
On June 19, 1865, in the city of Galveston,
Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army publicly read General Order No. 3, which stated: ‘The people of
Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the
Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.’
The freedom came two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln declared the
abolishment of slavery on
January 1, 1863.
Today is
Father's Day
June 19, 1910 - Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington organized the first Father's Day celebration on her own father’s birthday.
1966 - President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation calling for Father's Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
1972 - President Richard Nixon signed into law a permanent recognition of Father's Day.
But the day is not an American invention. Father’s Day has its origins in medieval Europe, when Catholics
dedicated a day to honoring fathers, fatherhood, and all paternal
relationships.
The date fluctuates around the world. In Spain, it’s held
on March 19, while in New Zealand, it’s the first Sunday in September.
But date is not the point; the point is you take the opportunity to hornor your father for his hard work and sacrifice for the family.
No matter where you are today, let your dad know you think of him.
June 19, 1993
Sir William Golding（威廉·戈尔丁爵士）, the British novelist, playwright, and poet, laureat of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature.
His most wellknown work is "Lord Of The Flies" (1954).
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