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Gopher Gary:
Today's Google Doodle is Juneteenth 2024
This Doodle, illustrated by Oakland-based guest artist Christian Robinson, celebrates Juneteenth. The federal holiday honors the liberation of Black enslaved people in the United States. On this day in 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The executive order officially ended slavery in Confederate states.
Although the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in 1863, several Confederate-led states, including Texas, continued to oppose it for years. In 1865, the tide changed, when Union troops marched to Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved Black Texans of their freedom.
Across the United States, Americans remember Juneteenth with marches, community events, and gatherings. The goal is to honor those who fought for freedom and a more equitable country in the past, and those who continue to do so today. Texas made Juneteenth an official state holiday in 1990, and in 2021 it became a federal holiday.
Happy Juneteenth!
Gopher Gary:
Today's Google Doodle is Fourth of July 2024
This animated Fourth of July 2024 Doodle celebrates different landscapes across the US.
Happy Independence Day, America! On this day in 1776, the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially ending British rule.
While July 4th is famously associated with American Independence, the day the Continental Congress voted in favor of freedom was July 2nd. It wasn’t until 1870 that July 4th became a federal holiday.
In the country’s early days, cities hosted concerts, bonfires, and public readings of the Declaration of Independence. Today, many Americans flock to baseball games and backyard barbecues. Fireworks are launched all over the country in celebration of the fourth, a tradition that began in 1777 during the first organized celebration.
Happy Fourth of July!
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