To obtain this point: You must celebrate Juneteenth holiday.
Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865. This holiday has now spread throughout the US and is recognized as a state holiday in Texas. The history goes something like this: The Emancipation was in 1862, but the civil war was ravaging the US. On June 18th 1865 the Union army arrived in Galveston to take possession of the state of Texas. The next day General Gordon Granger read 'General Order No. 3' from the balcony of Ashton Villa that stated that slavery was abolished.
Enjoy Texas...did you know that the name "Juneteenth" is for a combination of June 18th and 19th (I guess they could not decide which day was better).
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