my daughters took me to this last night as a fa fathers day present - https://twitter.com/i/status/1539941192191905793
#OtD 19 Jun 1865 during the US civil war Union Gen Granger proclaimed in Texas that enslaved people were free. Many of the enslaved began to desert their plantations. They later decided to celebrate Juneteenth on its anniversary each year. Learn more: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/juneteenth-birth-african-american-holiday-2/
#OtD 17 Jun 1932 24-year-old Italian anarchist coalminer Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto was executed by a fascist firing squad in Italy, having admitted his plan to assassinate Mussolini. His final words were "Viva l'anarchia!" https://libcom.org/history/sbardellotto-angelo-pellegrino-1907-1932
time running out, born in england to newly immigrated irish parents 60 years ago, and feeling it