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bec_87rb

What is Today?

Jun 19, 2013 11:20

Juneteenth!

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chhinnamasta June 20 2013, 14:21:12 UTC

bec_87rb June 20 2013, 14:36:42 UTC

Celebration of the announcement that the last of the American slaves were free. 1865, maybe? Apparently, some of the original celebrants were illiterate, and "June the 19th" got shortened to "Juneteenth." Not for federal workers here, but I think district employees might get a holiday?

chhinnamasta June 20 2013, 14:40:36 UTC

Ah, I feel educated now. Thank you.

bec_87rb June 20 2013, 15:58:11 UTC

You know, there is no reason you would ever have to know that, now that I think about it. More flotsam for your mental ocean.

chhinnamasta June 20 2013, 14:43:50 UTC

Hmm... according to Wikipedia (the undisputed authority on all that is True) June 19th is also World Sauntering Day.

bec_87rb June 20 2013, 15:57:32 UTC

Oh, man, and I missed it!

suegypt June 20 2013, 22:07:45 UTC

Yep, I knew that, but I was out of town being an ADULT BUSINESS PERSON. Which is not the same thing as a sex worker, by the way...

Happy Juneteenth, when black families have family reunions all over the USA!!

bec_87rb June 21 2013, 21:54:51 UTC

What kind of ADULT BUSINESS PERSON stuff did you do? Any of it fun? Did it involve proactively networking and forwardly incentivizing? Did you saunter?