Astronauts and NASA pay homage to Juneteenth

Astronauts and NASA have taken to social media to commemorate today's Juneteenth holiday from Earth and space. Juneteenth, also known as African American Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, marks the date — June 19, 1865 — when tens of thousands of Africa-Americans in Texas were emancipated. While President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 freed slaves in U.S., many of the Confederate states ignored it. More

(Source: Space.com - Jun 20)