Today in History for January 1st

Castro seizes power in Cuba; Abraham Lincoln signs emancipation proclamation; Ellis Island opens; Hank Williams Sr. dies. Credit: www.grabnetworks.com

Emancipation Proclamation celebrates 150th birthday today (Video)

In 1863, in the heat of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln announced that all slaves on Confederate territory were free. While the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave, as Lincoln had no control of Confederate territory, it...
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