Today is Sunday, June 19, the 170th day of 2022. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. (The federal holiday will be observed on Monday, June 20.) This is Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Highlight in History:<\/p>\n
On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster.<\/p>\n
On this date:<\/p>\n
In 1775, George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as commander in chief of the Continental Army.<\/p>\n
In 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free \u2014 an event celebrated to this day as \u201cJuneteenth.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 1910, the first-ever Father\u2019s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. (The idea for the observance is credited to Sonora Louise Smart Dodd.)<\/p>\n
In 1911, Pennsylvania became the first state to establish a motion picture censorship board.<\/p>\n
In 1917, during World War I, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames; the family took the name \u201cWindsor.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 1934, the Federal Communications Commission was created; it replaced the Federal Radio Commission.<\/p>\n
In 1944, during World War II, the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea began, resulting in a decisive victory for the Americans over the Japanese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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