June 19, 2026
Obama Presidential Center Opens to the Public on Juneteenth
(AURN News) — The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public today on Chicago’s South Side. More than a decade in the…
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February 24, 2026
On This Day: Kentucky Rejected the 13th Amendment
(AURN News) — On this day in 1865, the Kentucky General Assembly refused to ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery except…
April 16, 2025
This Day in History: Lincoln Signs D.C. Emancipation Act in 1862
April 16, 1862: Lincoln frees enslaved people in D.C. with a bold act of emancipation. Discover the history and impact behind this…
August 16, 2023
On this day in 1963, the first U.S. postage stamp designed by a Black artist was placed on sale
Artist Georg Elliot Olden featured a broken chain on the first African American-designed stamp to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation…
January 23, 2023
On Jan. 1, President Joe Biden celebrated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
On Jan. 1, President Joe Biden celebrated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Biden said in a statement, “On…