Today in history highlights across years
In 1865 Union troops arrived in Galveston Texas with news that the Civil War ended and that all slaves in Texas were freed. In 1910 Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in Spokane Washington. In 1947 King George V ordered the royal family to drop German titles and surnames adopting Windsor. In 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed at Sing Sing after conviction for passing atomic secrets. In 1964 the Senate approved the Civil Rights Act after a long filibuster.
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