June 19
Juneteenth
WORLD Sauntering Day
NATIONAL Kissing Day
NATIONAL Garfield the Cat Day
NATIONAL Martini Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
240 BC Eratosthenes accurately calculates the circumference of the earth
1865 Emancipation Day, also known as Juneteenth, was the day that Union General Granger informed Texas slaves that they were free. Blacks came to celebrate the day as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved
Writer, California attorney, stumbling through the courtrooms of Southern California
Weekly posts for 2018!
Twitter: @denapawling - I retweet interesting/humorous legal and military news
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Favorite links
- Awesome agent liked my synopsis advice!
- True sportsmanship
- Dave Barry columns
- Reader's Digest Funny Stories
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Info for writers making a will
- "Merry Christmas, My Friend"
- Night Before Christmas - Legal Edition
- Top 10 military stories of 2016
- Top 10 military stories of 2017
- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED LINK: Free range parenting - because we need laws to treat children like humans

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