#OnThisDay in 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, commanding officer, District of Texas read ‘General Order No. 3’ which states “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the executive of the United States, all slaves are free..." After this day, freed African Americans celebrated "Emancipation Day" which has turned into the federal holiday now known as Juneteenth. #FunFact: When Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, it was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983. #Juneteenth #AfricanAmericanHeritage #NationalPark #TexasHistoricalComission