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June 19
1862Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories. 1865Gen. Gordon Granger informed the citizens of Galveston, Tex., that the slaves were freed. The celebration of the day became known as Juneteenth. 1867The first running of the Belmont Stakes. 1934The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created. 1964The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved. 1977Pope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann, the first male saint from the United States. 1987The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well. 2002Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai was sworn in. 
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