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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 19, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
June 19, 2023: 158 years ago, on June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston, TX, and issued an order declaring that, in keeping with the Emancipation Proclamation, all slaves in Texas were free. Though it would take until the next year for all slaves to finally be freed, June 19th marked an important milestone in the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation nationwide.[1]
The Juneteenth holiday marking this event was first celebrated in 1866, on the first anniversary of the order, and has spread throughout the United States in the years since. It was declared a federal holiday in 2021.[1]
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- June 16, 2023-82% of voters believe it is important for children to be raised in a home with both their parents present
- June 15, 2023-Two statewide officials have been impeached in Texas history
- June 14, 2023-52% of voters believe that the FBI routinely spies on individual American citizens
- June 13, 2023-Forty years ago, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to exit our solar system
- June 12, 2023-50% of voters believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession
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