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At least two bystanders were fatally shot at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas on Saturday night — one of multiple incidents of gun violence around the country that marred Father’s Day weekend.
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74.
Juneteenth became one of five date-specific federal holidays along with New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25). Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986.
The 33-year-old grew up in Mansfield and was named a Texas Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2023. North Texas native, mom of 3, fatally shot at Round Rock Juneteenth celebration Skip to main content
At 11:15 a.m. on June 13, 2023, [1] 34-year-old Eina Kwon was killed in Belltown, Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] Kwon was a restaurant owner who was eight months pregnant with her second child at the time.
On June 19, 1865 — Juneteenth — U.S. Army general Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas, [26] which was the last state of the Confederacy with slavery. Juneteenth has been celebrated annually on June 19 ever since in various parts of the United States.
A weekend shooting in a Texas park left two people dead and six wounded, including two children, authorities said. The victims were shot shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday during a Juneteenth ...
Turnout for Juneteenth in 1982 was the lowest in 35 years at about 2,000 people. In 1980, Juneteenth became a Texas state holiday and lead to the development of other Juneteenth celebrations throughout the state, further decreasing attendance of the celebration at the park.