When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, he called it “the central act of my administration, and the great event of the 19th century.” Yet critics ...

Every year at Graceland, the singer’s birthday is celebrated with an official proclamation ceremony on the front lawn of his Memphis mansion, complete with the cutting of a giant cake.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in states rebelling ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Baptist Ministers Alliance on Wednesday hosted its annual Emancipation Proclamation Service at Olivet Baptist Church, bringing faith and city leaders together to ...

The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was declared Jan. 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. This liberated African Americans from ...

Protesters in Dhaka demand justice for July uprising victims, threatening further demonstrations if government fails to issue Proclamation by January 15. Thousands of protesters on Tuesday ...

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the liberation of African Americans from slavery. A parade and program at the International African ...

Bangladesh’s interim government announced plans to draft the “Proclamation of the July Uprising,” a day after distancing itself from a similar declaration proposed by a student movement that played a ...

The 64th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Gary — a constant to usher in the new year — also ushered in a new era for the Interfaith Clergy Council of Gary & Vicinity as its ...

President Lincoln Signs Emancipation Proclamation, American... President Abraham Lincoln writes the Emancipation Proclamation, issued September 22, 1862, freeing all slaves as of January 1, 1963, ...