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June 19 Literary Facts
African Americans in Texas learn that the War between the States is over and that they are freed from slavery: June 19 becomes known as “Juneteenth”
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Sir James M. Barrie dies
Explore: Peter Pan, The Admirable Crichton, J. M. Barrie
James Welch is born
Explore: Winter in the Blood, James Welch, Fools Crow
Patsauq Markoosie is born
Salman Rushdie is born
Explore: Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie, Good Advice Is Rarer than Rubies
Sir William Golding dies
Explore: Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, William Golding, Setting and Scenery in Lord of the Flies