Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation - this day in 1862. Following the Confederate defeat at Antietam—which the president hoped was a turning point in the war, he made the proclamation public (more)
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Confederate or contested areas of the South. But slaves in non-Confederate border states and in parts of the Confederacy under Union control were not included. It took effect on Jan. 1, 1863
Some folks think "Juneteenth" is the oldest regular U.S. celebration of the end of slavery. Actually, the first such celebration occurred in Gallipolis, a town in southern Ohio. It took place this day in 1863 - a year after Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation
The body of the second president to be assassinated in 16 years - James Garfield - lying in the Rotunda, this day 1881
The Peace Corps - established this day in 1961 by John F. Kennedy
This day 1975:
For the second time in 17 days, Gerald Ford survived an assassination attempt in northern California. Sara Jane Moore, who had been evaluated by the Secret Service earlier in the year and deemed not a threat, was able to squeeze off two shots from her revolver
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The day before Ford's visit to San Francisco, cops picked her up on an illegal-handgun charge. They confiscated her .44 caliber revolver and 113 rounds of ammo. She bought a new gun easily the next morning, and didn't know the sight was slightly off. She barely missed Ford
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