Thursday, June 19, 2008

Today in History

1865, Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all slaves were free. (This event is celebrated as "Juneteenth.")

1964, the Senate approved the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by a vote of 73-27, The democrats tried to filibuster the bill but responsible Republicans pushed it through. However, democrats would devise a non-discriminating form of slavery called the Great Society.

Democratic is a process,
democrat is what they are...

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