June 19 Traditional Cache
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This continues the “This Day in History” calendar series. Without the help of the local cachers, this would not be possible! Thank you!
June 19th:
According to Wikipedia and other sources, on June 19th:
1586 – English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.
1862 – Slavery was outlawed in U.S. territories.
1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
1903 – Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig was born in New York City.
1910 – The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
1978 – Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.
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